Ken Poss is James B. Duke Professor of Regenerative Biology and Head of the Duke Regeneration Center at Duke University. He received his B.A. in Biology from Carleton College in 1992, and his Ph.D. in Biology from MIT in 1998 for research with Susumu Tonegawa. Dr. Poss was a postdoctoral fellow with Mark Keating at the University of Utah and Boston Children’s Hospital. In 2003, he initiated his research program at Duke to investigate zebrafish models of regeneration. Poss discovered heart regeneration in zebrafish, establishing an important natural model of robust cardiac repair, and his lab has identified key mechanisms of tissue regeneration in this animal model over the past 20 years. Recent work from his lab has developed live imaging approaches to regeneration, and has discovered and defined regulatory sequences that control regeneration programs, named tissue regeneration enhancer elements. Poss’ research goal is to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanisms of regeneration, and to use this information to improve the poor regenerative capacity of human tissues like the heart, spinal cord, and limbs.

Date, Time & Location

April 26, 2024 @ 4:10 pm in 1022 Green Hall
This event is free to attend, and no registration is required. 

About the Series

The Anu and Hari Reddi Endowed Seminar in Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine was established in 2023 by Anu and Hari Reddi to create a basic science seminar series with a focus on developmental biology and regenerative medicine. Hari Reddi, a professor emeritus of orthopedics at the UC Davis School of Medicine, is known for his work with the BMP protein, which was a major breakthrough in the field of developmental biology.