# NIH Reporter #5R35GM147253-05

Gene Regulation and the Origin of New Cell Types

**Recipient:** Cornell University

**Award Amount:** $392,500.00
**Ceiling:** $392,500.00

**Awarded:** July 20, 2026

**Identifier:** 5R35GM147253-05

The project studies how gene regulatory networks give rise to new cell types and proposes to map cnidocyte development, trace assembly of its regulatory circuitry, and test techniques for engineering new secretory functions.

### Description

Research project investigating the gene regulatory networks involved in the origin and diversification of new cell types, including cnidocytes in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis, and developing methods to redirect cells to acquire novel secretory functions.

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