The Rainger lab group’s research is focused on understanding the genetic, molecular and cell-behavioural aspects that underpin fusion of tissues in the developing retina, and uses chicken embryology as a key experimental model organism. Recent focus has been on revealing specificities of gene transcription at defined stages of tissue fusion and revealing the regulatory networks that control these transcriptional responses. This has been combined with studies of intra- and inter-cellular molecular interactions and dynamic cell behaviours, and exploring the influence of non-genetic factors that may affect tissue fusion. Research Projects Members Publications Contact News This article was published on 2025-08-06
