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Gary Wessel, Ph.D.

Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology Biochemistry

Professor Wessel's research interest is the egg. He examines the molecular biology of oogenesis, fertilization, and the specification of primordial germ cells during early development. As part of this research, Professor Wessel studies the conserved mechanisms found in mice, starfish, and especially in sea urchins.

Ph.D. Duke University, 1986
Developmental Biology
 
B.A. University of Virginia, 1978
Biology and Environmental Sciences

For more information, please see http://research.brown.edu/myresearch/Gary_Wessel

or

http://www.brown.edu/Research/Wessel_Lab/