Vanderbilt University · BiologyTissue Repair and Regeneration Lab
Andrea Page-Mccaw · Nashville, Tennessee
Research Focus
Dr. Andrea Page-Mccaw's lab at Vanderbilt University studies how tissues repair themselves after injury. The team uses fruit fly models to investigate the repair mechanisms of epithelial tissues and basement membranes, which are crucial for organ structure. Their research aims to uncover the fundamental processes of tissue repair to inform clinical therapies for wounds and injuries when normal healing fails.
tissue repairepithelial repairbasement membraneDrosophilacell signalingwound healingextracellular matrixfibrosisclinical applicationmechanobiology
Research Aims
5AIM 01Investigate the cellular mechanisms involved in epithelial tissue repair.
AIM 02Analyze the signaling pathways activated during basement membrane damage and repair.
AIM 03Understand how the biochemical cues from tissue damage guide repair processes.
AIM 04Explore the genetic regulation of wound healing in Drosophila models.
AIM 05Develop insights that can lead to better clinical strategies for treating non-healing wounds.
Skills the Lab Values
Drosophila geneticsin vivo imagingcell culturelaser damage assaysbiological assayshigh-resolution microscopysignal pathway analysisdata analysis in biomedical researchcollaborative research with physical sciences
Output against the department
Publications65bottom 17% of dept.855th of 1,033
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Citations5.2kbottom 39% of dept.630th of 1,033
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