Award
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 5K99HD119028-02
Quantitative dissection of size memory during zebrafish appendage regeneration
Recipient
Duke University, Durham, NC
Award Amount
$114,458.00
Ceiling
$114,458.00
Awarded
July 06, 2026
Identifier
5K99HD119028-02
Research project funded by NICHD to study how zebrafish regenerate appendages with accurate size and shape, aiming to inform regenerative therapies in humans.
Description
This project aims to define the dynamic molecular and cellular events encoding size memory during zebrafish caudal fin regeneration and reveal molecular events that are therapeutic targets for promoting functional appendage regeneration in humans. It uses live imaging, computational analysis, and theoretical modeling to understand how size memory is encoded and processed during regeneration.