Betty Kern

Somatic FGF non-autonomously regulates germline F-actin to control homeostasis, regeneration, and disease in the Drosophila testis

A fundamental characteristic of life is the ability to reproduce and give rise to new offspring. Within the animal kingdom, sexual reproduction is nearly ubiquitous - requiring the generation and fusion of haploid germ cells, termed gametes (egg and sperm). The process of generating gametes, known as gametogenesis, is...