Grant
THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY
$422,500
Department of Health and Human Services
Award ID
R35GM161492
Action Date
2026-04-01
Fiscal Year
FY 2026
Award Type
Grant
Place of Performance
SALSBURY COVE, Maine
Period of Performance
2026-04-01 → 2031-01-31
Funding Agency
Department of Health and Human Services
Description
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF LIMB AND TAIL REGENERATION IN AXOLOTL - PROJECT SUMMARY AXOLOTLS, A TYPE OF SALAMANDER, ARE REMARKABLE IN THEIR ABILITY TO REGENERATE, AS ADULTS, THEIR LIMBS AND TAIL UPON AMPUTATION. MY LAB STUDIES AXOLOTL LIMB AND TAIL REGENERATION WITH THE BROAD GOAL OF DELINEATING THE UNDERLYING BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN ORDER TO ENABLE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL STRATEGIES FOR SCARLESS TISSUE REGENERATION IN HUMANS. IN MAMMALS, A WOUND IS QUICKLY COVERED BY AN EPIDERMAL LAYER FOLLOWED BY FOR
Recipient
Name
THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY
State
ME
UEI
U46RJM97ML83