About us

Developmental Biology is a research division of the Biology department of the Faculty of Science at Utrecht University. The division is led by Prof. Dr. Sander van den Heuvel, and is home to several research groups that share a common interest in the development of multicellular organisms.

Sander van den Heuvel studies the regulation of cell division in the context of animal development. Research topics in the group include asymmetric cell division, the control of cell-cycle entry, and the regulation of differentiation vs. proliferation. C. elegans is the main model system used for these studies, with less frequent use of mammalian tissue culture systems.

Mike Boxem addresses the establishment of cell polarity through a combination of systematic protein interaction mapping and in vivo studies in C. elegans.

Rüdiger Schulz studies basic questions regarding the control of spermatogonial stem cell divisions in Zebrafish, as well as applied questions on the reproduction of commercial fish including Salmon and Cod.

Inge The studies the regulation of cell proliferation vs. differentiation in collaboration with the group of Sander van den Heuvel.

To read more about the different research projects, please visit the research group sites through the menu on the left.