John Walllingford
Professional information
- Name
- John Wallingford, Ph.D.
- Title/position
- associate professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology
- Affiliations
- University of Texas at Austin; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Early Career Scientist
- Biography
John Wallingford has identified some of the “polarity” genes responsible for embryo formation and is now trying to figure out how cells respond to cues from those genes. He takes his trainees out for coffee every day at 3 and encourages the playing of music in the lab. (Recent playlists have included Alejandro Escovedo, Neko Case, and The Rolling Stones.)
- Web site address
- http://www.bio.utexas.edu/faculty/wallingford/
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