Department of Embryology
Department of Embryology of St. Petersburg State University is one of the oldest scientific and educational centers for embryology and developmental biology in Russia. Among its graduates are leading specialists in the field of developmental biology and cell biology. While maintaining interest in the classical issues of embryology, the Department is now dealing with the most important problems of developmental biology. The staff of the department, consisting of specialists in the development of a whole set of multicellular organisms, is united by the idea of forming integral ideas about the mechanisms of embryogenesis, regeneration and other important biological phenomena. The focus of attention is on differential gene activity, selective intercellular interactions, proliferation and cell behavior during morphogenesis both in the norm and in various developmental defects.
Research directions
Embryonic and larval development of teleost fishes: basic and applied aspects
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of regeneration and asexual reproduction in animals
Nervous system development and neuromesodermal progenitors as an innovation in animal evolution
Comparative Embryology of Invertebrates
Stem cells, gametogenesis, and cell lineage specification in development
Mechanisms of embryonic development and their evolution
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