Professor Chair, Division of Developmental Biology Department of Pediatrics 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone: 414-955-7645 Fax: 414-955-6329 Email: esemina@mcw.edu
List of publications
Education:
PhD, National Center for Medical Genetics (Moscow, Russia), 1993 Postdoctoral, Research Centre for Medical Genetics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia Postdoctoral, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Research Area: Genes involved in embryonic development, with particular focus on ocular and craniofacial development.
Lab information
Our research focuses on a broad spectrum of developmental ocular conditions ranging from anophthalmia and microphthalmia to anterior segment dysgenesis, glaucoma, and cataract, both isolated and syndromic. We seek to better understand the mechanisms behind these potentially debilitating conditions through the identification of causative mutations/genes in affected human pedigrees and characterization of their function and molecular pathways in cell and animal models. Characterization of factors involved in human disease leads to better understanding of the processes required for normal embryonic development in humans as well as other species. For families and their clinicians, identification of the disease-causing mutation supplies important information by providing a specific diagnosis, enabling more precise determination of recurrence risks, and identifying associated health risks which may need to be monitored.