WormClassroom

Why study C. elegans? C. elegans general biology, e.g.: development, life cycle, chromosomes is introduced.

View, analyze and annotate Multi-D movies of cells, proteins, and genes in nematode embryogenesis

With animation, it describes how lymphocytes process antigens to produce antibodies.

Information about microscopy for students of all ages.

Here you can find not only research projects but also fun stuff: games, quizzes and images. The lab studies the mechanisms of mechanotransduction (how mechanical signals are interpreted by cells) and necrotic cell death (abnormal self-destruction).

This site presents diverse research taking place on Vanderbilt campus. One of current projects is Miller’s “worm farm” which studies a mutant worm that can’t move backwards. The researchers try to investigate the genetic background of the process.