Molecular Genetics

Head: Igor B. Dawid

Investigators in this group use the tools of molecular genetics to answer questions about the regulation of gene activity, in particular by transcriptional and translational control, during development and physiological adaptation of a variety of organisms. In addition, issues of gene transmission and recombination are being addressed. Various systems are employed, including bacteriophage and animal viruses, bacteria, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, and embryos from Xenopus and the zebrafish.

Resources

• Employee Listing
• E-Mail the Lab: dawidi@mail.nih.gov

Units and Sections

• Section on Developmental Biology
  Head: Igor B. Dawid
• Section on Drosophila Gene Regulation
  Head: James A. Kennison
• Section on Formation of RNA
  Head: Robert J. Crouch
• Section on Gene Expression
  Head: Judith A. Kassis
• Section on Microbial Genetics
  Head: Robert A. Weisberg
• Section on Molecular Regulation
  Head: Charles M. Cashel
• Section on Neural Developmental Dynamics
  Head: Ajay B. Chitnis
• Section on Vertebrate Development
  Head: Thomas D. Sargent
• Section on Vertebrate Organogenesis
  Head: Brant M. Weinstein
• Section on Viral Gene Regulation
  Head: Judith G. Levin