Greg Beitel

Greg Beitel is a Professor at Northwestern University in the Department of Molecular Biosciences. His research focuses on the molecular genetics of organ morphogenesis, particularly using Drosophila as a model system to study epithelial tube development and CO₂ sensing mechanisms in immune regulation.

• Research Interests: Genetic control of cell shape, epithelial tube-size regulation, hypercapnia effects on innate immunity, and evolutionarily conserved pathways
• Collaboration: Working with Dr. Peter Sporn on CO₂-mediated immune suppression
• Methodology: Genetic screening, molecular biology, cell biological approaches, and RNAi techniques

Laboratory Highlights: Identified over 15 genes regulating tracheal tube size, developed Drosophila as a model for hypercapnic immune suppression, and discovered Zfh2 transcription factor's role in CO₂ response.

Publications: Recent work includes genome-wide RNAi screens for CO₂ response genes (2016), studies on nucleosome organization in Drosophila (2017), and investigations of ion transporters in junction formation (2009).

Contact:

• Email: beitel@northwestern.edu
• Phone: (847) 467-7776
• Office: Pancoe 1407