Sigle cell development and evolution and function of the cytoskeleton
The Paredez Lab studies Giardia, a protozoan parasite thought to belong to the earliest branching group of eukaryotes. We view Giardia as a window into evolutionarily deep cellular mechanisms (evolutionary cell biology), but our work is grounded by Giardia's prevalence as a worldwide parasite infecting over 100 million people each year.
