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William McFadden, PhD
Hometown:Quincy, IL
Education:University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Email:wmcfadden@uchicago.edu
Dual Mentors: Ed Munro, Margaret Gardel
The Big Picture
Developing embryos use the actomyosin cytoskeleton in a number of ways--from cell polarization and division to tissue rearrangement and migration.
I'm studying how simply tweaking the material properties and structure of the cytoskeleton somehow allows cells to handle this diverse array of behaviors. My work involves applying nifty fluid dynamics theory to live cell experiments.