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Cynthia A. Bradham is an Associate Professor of Biology at Boston University, specializing in developmental biology, embryonic pattern formation, and systems biology. Her research focuses on understanding embryonic development in sea urchins using molecular, biochemical, computational, and systems biology approaches to study dorsal-ventral axis specification and skeletal patterning.
Her work examines fundamental developmental mechanisms relevant to birth defect prevention, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and disease pathology. The lab utilizes sea urchins as model organisms due to their morphological simplicity, genomic similarity to vertebrates, and established use in gene regulatory network modeling.
Bradham's publication record demonstrates consistent focus on developmental mechanisms in marine invertebrates, with recent work emphasizing transcriptomic analyses, BMP signaling pathways, and skeletal patterning cues. Her teaching portfolio includes Cellular Aspects of Development and Differentiation (BI 410/610) and Advanced Cell Biology (BI 735).
