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==Organogenesis Lab==
==Skin Development and Regeneration==
 


== 1. QUIZ ==
== 1. QUIZ ==




== 2. Organogenesis Lab ==
== 2. Dr. Annemiek Beverdam (UNSW) - "Stem cell regulation in normal skin regeneration and in skin disease" ==
In this lab you will dissect fertile chicken eggs and study fixed mouse embryos up to mid-gestation using dissection microscopes. You will name the embryonic anatomical structures, and describe what these will give rise to.
 
 
[[File:Chicken_Embryo_Hamburger_stages.jpg|600px]]
 
''These are the Hamburger stages of chicken development''
 
More about chicken embryogenesis: [[Chicken Development]] | [[Hamburger Hamilton Stages]]
 


[[File:Annemiek Beverdam profile photo.jpeg]]


[[File:Mouse_vs_Human_embryogenesis.jpg]]
Dr. Annemiek Beverdam studies the genetic processes that govern development, homeostasis and regeneration of the skin in the mouse. Her research aims at understanding the genetic and molecular basis of developmental and human regenerative skin diseases such as skin cancer, which affects 2 out of 3 Australians in their life time. Her lab recently made the pivotal discoveries that Yes-associated protein (YAP) functions acts as a key molecular switch in epidermal stem/progenitor cell proliferation and differentiation [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23190885] by driving β-Catenin Activation [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27816394]. Dr. Beverdam currently investigates the developmental genetic context in which YAP functions to control skin stem/progenitor cells in normal and in disrupted skin biology. She employs genetically manipulated mouse models, human skin samples, advanced imaging technology such as confocal microscopy and whole mouse in vivo imaging, gene and protein expression analyses and whole genome approaches to address her research questions. Her research will open up exciting new avenues for translational research and the development of treatments for human regenerative skin disease such as skin cancer and eczema.


''This figure compares the human and mouse developmental stages''
'''References:'''
Akladios B., Mendoza-Reinoso V., Samuel MS.,  Hardeman E., Khosrotehrani K., Key B; Beverdam A (2016). ‘Epidermal YAP2-5SA-ΔC Drives β-Catenin Activation to Promote Keratinocyte Proliferation in the Mouse Skin in vivo’ [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27816394].


More about Mouse embryogenesis: [[Mouse Timeline Detailed]]
Liang H*, Akladios B*, Canales CP*, Francis R, Hardeman EH, Beverdam A. (2016) CUBIC protocol visualizes protein expression at single cell resolution in whole mount skin preparations (2016). JoVE [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27584943].


==External Links==
Corley SM, Canales C, Carmona-Mora P, Mendoza-Reinoso V, Beverdam A, Hardeman EH, Wilkins M, Palmer S. (2016). RNA-Seq analysis of Gtf2ird1 knockout epidermal tissue provides potential insights into molecular mechanisms underpinning Williams-Beuren syndrome. BMC Genomics [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27295951].
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* [http://www.jove.com/science-education/5153/an-introduction-to-the-chick-gallus-gallus-domesticus JOVE - Chicken]
Beverdam A., Claxton C., Zhang., X., James G., Harvey KF, Key B. (2013). YAP controls stem/progenitor cell proliferation in the mouse postnatal epidermis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23190885]

Revision as of 14:47, 1 May 2017

Skin Development and Regeneration

1. QUIZ

2. Dr. Annemiek Beverdam (UNSW) - "Stem cell regulation in normal skin regeneration and in skin disease"

Annemiek Beverdam profile photo.jpeg

Dr. Annemiek Beverdam studies the genetic processes that govern development, homeostasis and regeneration of the skin in the mouse. Her research aims at understanding the genetic and molecular basis of developmental and human regenerative skin diseases such as skin cancer, which affects 2 out of 3 Australians in their life time. Her lab recently made the pivotal discoveries that Yes-associated protein (YAP) functions acts as a key molecular switch in epidermal stem/progenitor cell proliferation and differentiation [1] by driving β-Catenin Activation [2]. Dr. Beverdam currently investigates the developmental genetic context in which YAP functions to control skin stem/progenitor cells in normal and in disrupted skin biology. She employs genetically manipulated mouse models, human skin samples, advanced imaging technology such as confocal microscopy and whole mouse in vivo imaging, gene and protein expression analyses and whole genome approaches to address her research questions. Her research will open up exciting new avenues for translational research and the development of treatments for human regenerative skin disease such as skin cancer and eczema.

References: Akladios B., Mendoza-Reinoso V., Samuel MS., Hardeman E., Khosrotehrani K., Key B; Beverdam A (2016). ‘Epidermal YAP2-5SA-ΔC Drives β-Catenin Activation to Promote Keratinocyte Proliferation in the Mouse Skin in vivo’ [3].

Liang H*, Akladios B*, Canales CP*, Francis R, Hardeman EH, Beverdam A. (2016) CUBIC protocol visualizes protein expression at single cell resolution in whole mount skin preparations (2016). JoVE [4].

Corley SM, Canales C, Carmona-Mora P, Mendoza-Reinoso V, Beverdam A, Hardeman EH, Wilkins M, Palmer S. (2016). RNA-Seq analysis of Gtf2ird1 knockout epidermal tissue provides potential insights into molecular mechanisms underpinning Williams-Beuren syndrome. BMC Genomics [5].

Beverdam A., Claxton C., Zhang., X., James G., Harvey KF, Key B. (2013). YAP controls stem/progenitor cell proliferation in the mouse postnatal epidermis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology [6]