{"id":3301,"date":"2018-03-02T22:12:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T22:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/derry\/?page_id=3301"},"modified":"2025-05-28T12:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:50:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/derry\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:35px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-glow imageframe-1 hover-type-zoomin\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/derry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/IMG_6624-800x533.jpg\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[a988591289a02091e45]\" data-title=\"The Derry Lab\" title=\"The Derry Lab\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/derry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/IMG_6624-400x267.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/derry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/IMG_6624-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/derry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/IMG_6624-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/derry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/IMG_6624-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/derry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/IMG_6624-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/derry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/IMG_6624-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/derry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/IMG_6624.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h3>In the Derry Lab we use the model organism <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em>, a tiny nematode worm, to study gene functions in the context of when and where development intersects disease. The big questions we are interested in answering are:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3ad6bc\"><strong>How cells make life or death decisions?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #3ad6bc\">How are\u00a0signaling thresholds regulated in development and disease?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3ad6bc\"><strong>How do biological tubes develop?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3ad6bc\"><strong>Protein aggregates in transgenerational inheritance.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>To achieve these goals we collaborate with colleagues in Canada and around the world.<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div 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