Domingo Laboratory
Our research interests are in the cellular and molecular
pathways that underlie pattern formation in the vertebrate
embryo. We are particularly interested in how cells begin
to acquire specific cell fates early in development. The
vertebrate model system that we work with is the African
clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. This system lends itself well
to the study of embryology because the aquatic frog can be
easily reared in a laboratory environment, the females lay
hundred of eggs, the eggs are easily fertilized and
development can be observed in a culture dish.