Laboratory of Human Organogenesis

Building human organs, one developmental principle at a time.

Building human organs, one developmental principle at a time.

Building human organs, one developmental principle at a time.

We reconstitute human organ development in the lab to uncover how tissues build themselves — and how to rebuild them when they don’t.

We reconstitute human organ development in the lab to uncover how tissues build themselves — and how to rebuild them when they don’t.

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Research focus

Research focus

Research focus

THREE QUESTIONS DRIVING THE LAB

Models of human organ development

Tissue engineering, stem cells, and quantitative biology, combined to enable human organ development at scale.

Fundamental principles of tissue self-organization

How stem cells choose their fate, and how those choices assemble into organs of remarkable structure.

How are tissues malformed in disease?

Turning molecular insight into regenerative strategies for developmental disorders.

OUR MISSION


We chase the mysteries of human development, and aspire to turn what we learn into new ways to treat disease.


We chase the mysteries of human development, and aspire to turn what we learn into new ways to treat disease.


We chase the mysteries of human development, and aspire to turn what we learn into new ways to treat disease.

New York University

Department of Molecular Pathobiology, College of Dentistry

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering

er3400@nyu.edu

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