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DESCRIPTION:Steroid hormones control a wide range of processes\, including 
 the development of secondary sex characteristics\, reproductive function\,
  and dietary metabolism. Steroid hormones act in conjunction with receptor
  proteins to regulate the expression of target genes\, ensuring that these
  genes are activated in the right tissues (tissue-specific gene induction)
  and at the right times (stage-specific gene induction).\n\nThe goal of ou
 r research is to answer one of the central questions of developmental biol
 ogy - how can a single hormonal signal elicit different responses at diffe
 rent times and in different tissues during development? The fruit fly\, Dr
 osophila melanogaster\, provides an ideal model system for unraveling the 
 molecular mechanisms of steroid hormone action in the context of an intact
  animal. Drosophila undergoes a complete metamorphosis\, transitioning fro
 m a larva to an adult fly. Metamorphosis is directed by a single steroid h
 ormone called ecdysone.\n\nBy examining the molecular mechanisms whereby e
 cdysone regulates metamorphosis in the fly\, we hope to gain a better unde
 rstanding of how steroid hormones control developmental processes in gener
 al. Over the past three decades\, our research group’s studies have prov
 ided strong evidence in support of the hypothesis that the nuclear recepto
 r ßFTZ-F1 mediates the ecdysone-response of other genes\, providing them 
 with the competence to be induced in by the hormone in the correct cells a
 t the appropriate developmental times. In directing the precise timing of 
 target gene induction by ecdysone\, ßFTZ-F1 ensures that developmental ev
 ents occur in the right tissues at the correct time\, and in the correct t
 emporal order.\n\nWe hope that our studies will provide new insights into 
 the molecular mechanisms of steroid hormone function in Drosophila\, and i
 n all animals.\n\n---------------\n\nThis event is being conducted over Zo
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SUMMARY:Biological Sciences Seminar: Craig Woodard
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