Congratulations to , a CBP graduate student in the Bautch Lab, and , Beverly Long Chapin Distinguished Professor of Biology; Co-Director, ºÚÁÏÍø McAllister Heart Institute, for publishing article, titled “Endothelial cell SMAD6 balances Alk1 function to regulate adherens junctions and hepatic vascular development”, in the journal Development.
Molly and The Bautch Lab team published exciting findings showing that SMAD6, a negative BMP regulator, is required for viability and targets endothelial ALK1 signaling and junction integrity in the embryonic liver. The work was funded by NSF Predoctoral Fellowship (MK) and NIH-NHLBI R35 Outstanding Investigator Award (VLB) and is featured in Volume 150, Issue 21, November, 2023, of the journal Development and can be now.