Name: Dr. Can Aztekin

Position: Group leader

Research Description:

Why do only a few species regenerate their limbs? How do these animals restore a lost limb? What is different in mammals? To answer such questions, we focus on characterizing cell types of limbs by following a comparative approach between regeneration-competent tadpoles and regeneration-incompetent mice. We combine traditional developmental biology approaches with innovative imaging and single-cell multi-omics methods. To uncover mechanisms that are not feasible to investigate in vivo, we develop ex vivo and in vitro systems which simplify the study of complex limb regeneration.

Contact Information

Address:
EPFL SV, Route Cantonale
Station 19
Lausanne
1015, Switzerland

Web Page: https://www.epfl.ch/labs/aztekin-lab/