Nicole Theodosiou
Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Yale University, 2000
- Research Interests: The digestive tract is an interconnected group of organs whose functions are essential for all living animals. In my laboratory, we use two vertebrate model animals to study morphogenesis, growth and differentiation of the digestive tract: the chicken and the little skate embryos. By studying development of the digestive tract in these two diverse vertebrates we can gain insight into how the digestive tract evolved in the vertebrate lineage, and the genetic controls that made those functional and morphological changes possible over 450 million years.
- Representative Publications:
- Theodosiou, N. A.*, Hall, D. A., and Jowdry, A. L. ( 2007) Comparison of acid mucin goblet cell distribution and Hox13 expression patterns in the developing vertebrate digestive tract. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution 308B(4):442-453.
- Theodosiou, N. A., and Tabin, C.J.(2005) Sox9 and Nkx2.5 determine the pyloric sphincter epithelium under the control of BMP signaling. Developmental Biology 279: 481-490.
- Theodosiou, N.A., and Tabin, C.J.(2003) Wnt signaling during development of the gastrointestinal tract. Developmental Biology 259: 258-271.
- Courses: Introductory Biology (Bio 101), Developmental Biology (Bio 354)
- email: theodosn@union.edu
- Phone: (518) 388-8791