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DTSTART:19960101T000000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:GMT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 DTSTART:19961027T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260502T063842Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260422T131500 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260422T141500 SUMMARY:BMS Seminar: Pierced ears and ear rings: Epithelial fusion and fr acture in the developing zebrafish inner ear\, Professor Tanya Whitfield \, School of Biosciences\, University of Sheffield TZID:Europe/London UID:20260422-8ac672c59a9c0398019aa0f66f131a4d@warwick.ac.uk CREATED:20260420T094150Z DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Epithelial fusion and fracture events are critical for the generation of shape and form during organogenesis in the develop ing embryo. Failure of epithelial fusion can result in congenital anomal ies such as spina bifida\, cleft palate and ocular coloboma. In this tal k\, I will present work on epithelial remodelling events during semicirc ular canal morphogenesis in the zebrafish ear\, involving the outgrowth\ , fusion and perforation of pairs of epithelial projections to form cont inuous pillars of tissue. We use live fluorescence imaging of transgenic wild-type and mutant zebrafish embryos to study this process. Epithelia l fusion in the ear is critically dependent on the mechanosensitive adhe sion G protein-coupled receptor Adgrg6 (Gpr126). Signalling through this receptor is both required and sufficient for changes in gene expression and cell behaviour at the fusion plate\, a transient epithelial bilayer . Our data illuminate both generic and inner-ear-specific requirements f or epithelial fusion and fracture during morphogenesis of a sensory orga n. Biography: Tanya Whitfield completed her PhD at the University of Cam bridge\, and undertook postdoctoral work in Cambridge\, Oxford\, Tübinge n and London. She established a research group at the University of Shef field in 1997\, where she is now Professor of Developmental Biology. The Whitfield lab has broad interests in the development of vertebrate sens ory organs\, including the inner ear\, lateral line and olfactory system . We use the zebrafish embryo as a model system\, exploiting its superb advantages for live imaging\, together with genetic and pharmacological perturbation of protein function. Our work aims to identify and explore the mechanisms that generate shape and form from sheets of cells in the developing vertebrate embryo\, and to identify and characterise rare cel l types. We also use the zebrafish as a model system to understand human disease\, and as a platform for drug discovery. LOCATION:IBRB Lecture Theatre\, Gibbet Hill Campus CATEGORIES:BiomedicalSciences,Directorate Seminars LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T094150Z ORGANIZER;CN=Jas Bains: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR