Name: Dr. Heide Schatten

Position: Professor

Research Description:

Dr. Schatten's research interests are focused on cytoskeletal regulation during cell cycle progression in somatic and reproductive cells and on cytoskeletal abnormalities in cells affected by disease. Of specific interest are microtubules and their organizing centers (MTOCs; centrosomes). Central to these investigations are the molecular interactions of centrosomes with microtubules and the structure-function relationships of specific centrosome proteins during fertilization and cell division. Several cell systems are used for our studies and include reproductive cells of mammalian animal models (mouse and pig) and a variety of cells in culture including breast and prostate cancer cells.

Contact Information

Email: SchattenH@missouri.edu
Web Page: http://vpbio.missouri.edu/faculty/Heide_Schatten.html