Our Focus
The independent Sensory Biology and Organogenesis (SBO) research unit works with a zebra fish model system to examine cellular, molecular and physiological reactions to mechanical stimuli and sensory disorders. The focus areas are physical and mechanical tissue properties. The objectives are to examine the mechanisms that control sensory system development, self-regulation and regeneration and to research the evolution of the sensory organs that perceive the environment.More Information
Our Research
Selected Publications
Xiao Y, Tian W, López-Schier H,
Optogenetic stimulation of neuronal repair
Curr. Biol. 16:25(22):R1068-9, 2015Xiao Y, Faucherre A, Pola-Morell L,
Heddleston JM, Liu TL, Chew TL, Sato F,
Sehara-Fujisawa A, Kawakami K,
López-Schier H.
High-resolution live imaging reveals axon-glia
interactions during peripheral nerve injury and
repair in zebrafish.
Dis Model Mech. 8(6):553-64., 2015Pujol-Martí J, Faucherre A, Aziz-Bose R,
Asgharsharghi A, Colombelli J, Trapani JG,
López-Schier H.
Converging axons collectively initiate and
maintain synaptic selectivity in a constantly
remodeling sensory organ.
Curr Biol. 24(24):2968-74., 2014