How is nuclear “prestress” maintained?
How is nuclear “prestress” maintained? As an integral part [...]
How is the nucleus coupled to the cytoskeleton?
How is the nucleus coupled to the cytoskeleton? Cytoskeletal [...]
What are chromatin, heterochromatin and euchromatin?
What is chromatin, heterochromatin and euchromatin? The human genome [...]
What are chromosomes and chromosome territories?
What are chromosomes and chromosome territories? While metaphase chromosomes [...]
What are nucleosomes?
What are nucleosomes? In order to fit DNA into [...]
What is translation?
What is translation? Translation is a process that involves [...]
Zhang Shaobo
Alumni
I joined the Saunders group on an internship as part of my Final Year Project during undergraduate study. The internship has been an amazing experience and helped me make up my mind to continue my journey in the mechanics of development – an exciting field which requires the integration of biology, physics, computer science and engineering.
My background during undergraduate study is in Bioinformatics (at Shanghai Jiao Tong University), and this has prepared me well for future exploration. I hope to use quantitative analysis techniques to study robust and precise cell matching processes. By applying embryonic Drosophila heart formation as a simplified matching system, I am looking forward to deciphering the deeper mechanisms of the cell targeting process about how cells find their partners in a complicated environment.
