Fengzhu Xiong

 Group Leader, Gurdon Institute and Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience

Fengzhu Xiong studies the ways in which developing tissues produce and respond to mechanical forces in order to achieve the correct shape and pattern. This knowledge is useful for understanding complex birth defects and engineering stem or reprogrammed cells into tissues, as well as interpreting the changes in diseased tissues such as tumours. Learn more

 

Research Areas Biological shape and form Biomechanics Early embryo Cellular basis of tissue forces Genetic and biochemical control of tissue rheology                             Techniques Live imaging and quantitative analysis                    Tissue force microscopy Mathematical modeling Molecular genetics   Areas for Collaboration Precision measurement engineering                      Soft matter physics Bioinformatics Organoid models                                    Research Theme