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 AreasBiological shape and form
Biomechanics
Early embryo
Cellular basis of tissue forces
Genetic and biochemical control of tissue rheology
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TechniquesLive imaging and quantitative analysis
Tissue force microscopy
Mathematical modeling
Molecular genetics
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Areas for CollaborationPrecision measurement engineering
Soft matter physics
Bioinformatics
Organoid models
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