Semil Choksi
@semilc.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @UCSF studying cell differentiation, transcription factors and motile cilia. Food and dog take up the rest of my time. choksilab.org
I'm thrilled to announce that my lab is opening this August in the Department of Cell & Tissue Biology @ UCSF!
We will study airway stem cells and explore how they generate multiciliated cells (my favorite!) to keep pathogens and debris out of the lung. Check out choksilab.org for more!
We will study airway stem cells and explore how they generate multiciliated cells (my favorite!) to keep pathogens and debris out of the lung. Check out choksilab.org for more!
June 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I'm thrilled to announce that my lab is opening this August in the Department of Cell & Tissue Biology @ UCSF!
We will study airway stem cells and explore how they generate multiciliated cells (my favorite!) to keep pathogens and debris out of the lung. Check out choksilab.org for more!
We will study airway stem cells and explore how they generate multiciliated cells (my favorite!) to keep pathogens and debris out of the lung. Check out choksilab.org for more!
Check out this airway organoid stained for cilia (red) and a transcription factor, FOXJ1 (cyan), dedicated to generating motile cilia. This organoid was grown from mouse airway stem cells using a protocol developed by Brigid Hogan's lab (Rock et al., PNAS 2009).
November 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Check out this airway organoid stained for cilia (red) and a transcription factor, FOXJ1 (cyan), dedicated to generating motile cilia. This organoid was grown from mouse airway stem cells using a protocol developed by Brigid Hogan's lab (Rock et al., PNAS 2009).
Airway multiciliated cells make hundreds of centrioles (cyan) each of which extends a motile cilum (🔥). These cilia beat to move mucus and keep your lungs clear of dust, viruses and bacteria.
November 16, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Airway multiciliated cells make hundreds of centrioles (cyan) each of which extends a motile cilum (🔥). These cilia beat to move mucus and keep your lungs clear of dust, viruses and bacteria.