My current work involves investigating the potential role of a bdelloid rotifer species Rotaria sp. in the prevention of schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical parasitic disease caused by parasitic flatworms. Education
Area: Newmark Lab
Katherine Browder
Melanie Issigonis
Phil Newmark
Research in my laboratory seeks to understand why some animals can regenerate missing or damaged organs. To this end we study flatworms known as planarians that can regenerate entire new