Dr. Zhi-Chun Lai

headshotDr. Zhi-Chun Lai

Professor

Department: Biology and BMB
College:  Eberly College of Science
Address: 127 Life Sciences Bldg
Phone: 814-863-0479
E-mail: zcl1@psu.edu
Website: https://bio.psu.edu/directory/zcl1

Signal Transduction, Growth Control, and Cancer Genetics

Proper intercellular communication is essential for the normal development of multi-cellular organisms. Our research focuses on a growth-inhibitory signaling pathway, the Hippo pathway, in order to address how tissue growth and organ size are regulated during animal development and how defective cellular signaling can lead to diseases such as cancer.