Videos
Christina introduces new research on photoreceptor development
Christina McNerney introduced our new study showing how enzyme DIO3 coordinates photoreceptor development. This study is also featured as cover at Genes and Development.
Bob delivers virtual talk at the Institute of Ophthalmology Seminar Series (UCL)
Robert J. Johnston (Bob) delivers seminar about Cone subtype specification in human retinal organoids at the IoO Seminar Series (UCL).
Bob delivers virtual seminar at UC Berkeley
Robert J. Johnston (Bob) delivers seminar for the BBS-CDB-GGD seminar series at the University of California, Berkeley on November 18, 2020.
Determining How Noisy Transcription Controls Stochastic Fate Specification in the Developing Fly Eye
Elizabeth (Liz) Urban virtually presents her research at the Society for Developmental Biology 79th Annual Meeting.
A Two-Step Mechanism Controlling Stochastic Cell Fate Specification in the Fly Eye
Lukas (Luke) Voortman virtually shares his research work at the Society for Developmental Biology 79th Annual Meeting.
Temporal Regulation of Green and Red Cone Photoreceptors Specification in Human Retinas
Sarah Hadyniak virtually presents her research at the Society for Developmental Biology 79th Annual Meeting.
Spatiotemporal Regulation of Thyroid Hormone Signaling Specifies Cone Subtypes in Human Organoids
Christina McNerney virtually discusses her research findings at the Society for Developmental Biology 79th Annual Meeting.
A Two-Step Mechanism for Foveolar Cone Patterning in Human Retinal Organoids
Kasia Hussey virtually shares her research work at the Society of Developmental Biology 79th Annual Meeting.
Understanding Retinal Ganglion Cell Axon Outgrowth Using Human Retinal Organoids
Yang Liu virtually delivers her post-doctoral research presentation at the Society for Developmental Biology 79th Annual Meeting.
A Two-Step mechanism Controlling Stochastic Cell Fate Specification in the Fly Eye
Robert J. Johnston (Bob) virtually delivers his research talk at the Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery on February 20, 2020.
Natural Variation in Binding Site Affinity Controls Stochastic Gene Expression in Flies
Caity Anderson talks about the natural variation in binding site affinity and how it controls stochastic gene expression and color perception in flies.
Growing Human Retinas in Dishes
Kiara Eldred talks to Inverse about growing human retinas in a dish.
Kayla Talks About Her Passion for Making New Scientific Discoveries
Kayla Viets speaks to LabTV about her research with flies and how a high school biology class inspired her to pursue a career in biology. Kayla researches the spineless gene in Drosophila and its implications in several fields.
Caitlin Reflects About How Her Curiosity to Know Why Led Her to Pursue a Research Career in Biology
Caitlin Anderson shares with LabTV her passion towards understanding biological mechanisms. At the lab, Caitlin studies random gene expression in the fly eye.
Kiara Shares Her Excitement of Finding Answers to Complex Research Questions at the Johnston Lab
Kiara Eldred discusses with LabTV her passion for her research project that focuses on elucidating what is regulating gene expression in the human eye. At the lab, Kiara uses human retinas in a dish to study stochastic gene expression.
Bob Shares His Love for Science and Medical Research
Robert J. Johnston (Bob) talks with Lab TV about his lab's research on developmental biology and gene regulation.
Tom Talks About Science and How It Showed Him that Scientists are not Gods, Just Normal People
Tom Zhang speaks about his research and its impact in biology with LabTV. He works with Drosophila to elucidate how pigments are selected in the fly eye.
Haziq Shares His Research at the Johnston Lab and How It Has Helped Him Grow as a Scientist
Haziq Siddiqi shares with JHU Krieger School of Arts and Sciences how he links college, research, and community service. At the lab, Haziq researches how genes are stochastically expressed in the visual nervous system of the fly.
Sang Tran Shares His Background and How that Led Him to Pursue Research at the Johnston Lab
Sang talks about his background and research project at the Johnston Lab with LabTV. At the lab, he uses Drosophila as a model organism to understand genetic illnesses.
Cyrus Zhou on What Excites Him About Medical Research
Cyrus talks to LabTV about his passion for medical research at the Johnston Lab.
"I think the most exciting thing about science is that you are researching things that nobody knows about." -Cyrus Zhou