Welcome, Ruhi!

We are happy to welcome Graduate student Ruhi Mushtaqh Ali to the Frand lab! Ruhi plans to pursue her interest in developmental timers using the molting cycle of C. elegans as a scientific model.

New Matrix Proteins Found in Nematode Skin

Our report on the discovery of a new suite of extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules was published in the latest issue of Molecular Biology of the Cell. The report shows how a set of unconventional extracellular proteins, called the MLTN family, play a critical role in development of the model nematode C. elegans. Related ECM fibrils may contribute to the strength […]