MCWMedical College of Wisconsin · Biology
Amniotic Nexus Lab
Kenichiro Taniguchi · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Research Focus
Dr. Kenichiro Taniguchi's lab studies the formation of the amniotic membrane, which is crucial for human pregnancy. They use advanced models to explore how certain molecular signals influence the development of amniotic cells. By examining both human stem cells and primate embryos, their research aims to uncover the mechanisms that control early embryonic development and improve our understanding of fertility issues.
amniogenesishuman embryologyBMP signalingtranscription factorsprimate models
Research Aims
5AIM 01Investigate the mechanisms that initiate amnion fate specification
AIM 02Explore how amnion development spreads during early embryogenesis
AIM 03Utilize transcriptomic studies to identify key regulatory factors
AIM 04Conduct functional genetic deletion studies to discover master regulators of amniogenesis
AIM 05Connect in vitro findings with observations from primate embryos.
Skills the Lab Values
3D cell culturegene expression analysisbioinformaticsmolecular cloningCRISPR gene editing
Output against the department
Publications143top 48% of dept.492nd of 1,033
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Citations2.0kbottom 15% of dept.883rd of 1,033
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