Clayton Schwarz, PhD

Research Fellow – joint with Dr. Eric Siggia at Rockefeller University

Education

2019-present: Research Fellow, Developmental Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute lab of Kat Hadjantonakis, joint with lab of Eric Siggia at Rockefeller University; 2011-2017: PhD in Biology, Stanford University, Thesis in lab of Jan Skotheim; 2007-2011: AB in Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Senior Thesis in lab of Laura Landweber

Research Interests

I am interested in exploring the potential of synthetic embryo systems as tools to study early embryonic development through gastrulation.

Publications

Schwarz C, Johnson A, Kõivomägi M, Zatulovskiy E, Kravitz CJ, Doncic A, Skotheim JM. (2018) A Precise Cdk Activity Threshold Determines Passage through the Restriction Point. Molecular Cell. 69(2):253-264. PMID: 29351845 PMCID: PMC5790185