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EMBRYONIC

DEVELOPMENT OF THE
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Alberta Negri
Mentored by Dr. Debora Sinner

Research

Dr. Debora Sinners lab at CCHMC


3 Undergraduates and 1 Masters
Effects of myogenic genes on
respiratory track patterning
Esophagus

Trachea

Control

WlsShhCr

What?

Basic lab protocols


Gel Electrophoresis
In situ Probes
Whole mount immunofluorescence
Microscopy

How to ask strong questions


Importance of organized notebook

Tracheal Lung Culture

Control

Wnt4
Control

XAV

So What?

Learned what research actually


entails

Emerge from comfort zone

Gain insight about future path

Now What?

Continue Research through


summer

Read scholarly articles

Explore more genes involved in


tracheal development

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