My team applies the power of in vivo and in vitro models to explore the impact of mechanical integrity on cardiac morphogenesis during heart development.
In vivo research theme: We apply our expertise to several transgenic animal models with mutations in desmosome-related genes.
in vitro research theme: We develop iPSC-derived Cardiomyocytes to model desmosome-related mutations.
8 days old contractile cardiomyocytes
iPSC derived Epicardial cells