Success Story

March 5, 2018

A CBC community member, Christian Peterson, NU, receives the 2018 Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award from the Society for Developmental Biology

Christian Peterson, NU, was an invited speaker at the CBC Scholars “Loop Connections” Colloquium (2012), “Signaling to Scale: Forging a path from the molecule to the organism.” Congratulations!


New Investigator Award in Developmental Biology

Northwestern Now   |   February 21, 2018


Christian Petersen, NU

Christian Petersen, NU

Northwestern associate professor of molecular biosciences Christian Petersen will receive the 2018 Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award from the Society for Developmental Biology (SDB). This award recognizes a new early-stage investigator performing outstanding research in developmental biology.
Petersen will be honored for his research, which uses the flatworm planarian as a research model organism to uncover the biology underlying tissue regeneration and the control of adult stem cells.

Along with receiving this award, Petersen will give a platform lecture on his work at the SDB’s annual meeting in Portland, Oregon July 20-24, 2018.


Source:

Adapted (with modifications) from Northwestern Now, posted on February 21, 2018.


Ties to CBC:

CBC Scholars “Loop Connections” Colloquium (2012):
▸ Signaling to Scale: Forging a path from the molecule to the organism
Christian PetersenInvited speaker