Current Research

Our research philosophy is based on curiosity driven science, where we use the simple genetic model organism C. elegans as an in vivo system, combined with the most appropriate technical approaches, to answer specific questions in biomedical science.  Using C. elegans, which are small (1 mm), transparent nematodes (cartoon to the right), we address questions regarding how neurons respond to hypoxic stress, how they regulate responses to that stress in other tissues, and how the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics and quality control plays a fundamental role in brain function, homeostasis, and aging.