Welcome to the Maine Lab in the Department of Biology at Syracuse University

We study the mechanisms regulating how different cells and tissues form during animal development using C. elegans as our study organism.  Much of our work focuses on the germ line, the tissue that produces sperm and eggs.  Currently we focus on understanding RNA regulation that maintains germ cell identity and viability, ensures germ cell proliferation, and regulates chromatin structure during meiosis.  For more information, please see our Research page.