Katherine Bates
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
I
use Drosophila melanogaster (the common fruit fly) to study
the genetics of oogenesis. Specifically, I am investigating
what genes are involved in forming the tube that is the
dorsal appendage on the Drosophila egg. Humans have many
tubes in their bodies, the most notable being the neural
tube, and what we learn from the fruit fly we can hopefully
apply to humans.
I encourage students to participate in research and I
welcome them into my lab. If you have an interest in
Drosophila, Genetics or Developmental Biology and have
completed BIO 314 or 340, please contact
me.