Siobhan A. Braybrook, Ph.D.

  • Associate Professor, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
SiobhanB@ucla.edu
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Siobhan A. Braybrook, Ph.D., studies the developmental mechanics, growth mechanisms and pattern formations in plants and seaweeds. Understanding the basic biology of these organisms could advance their impact in preventing and reducing the emission of greenhouse gasses.  

Understanding how stem cells are specified and how resulting differentiation leads to organogenesis — the development of organs — in plants and seaweeds is key to understanding their evolution and development. Given the irrefutable role that these organisms play in our food systems and our ecosystems, including climate mitigation, understanding their basic biology is essential for global human health.

Braybrook is also deeply committed to creating an open and equitable research and education environment, with a particular focus on applying the principles of liberation and inclusion to her role as a scientist and educator. 

  • Describing the presence and prevalence of stem cells Cells that have the ability to differentiate into multiple types of cells and make an unlimited number of copies of themselves. stem cells Cells that have the ability to differentiate into multiple types of cells and make an unlimited number of copies of themselves. in seaweeds
  • Understanding the pathways by which stem cells facilitate organ formation in plants and seaweeds
  • Elucidating the molecular signatures of stem cell populations in seaweeds

  • Post-doctoral fellowships

    • National Science Foundation International Research Fellow, Plant Mechanobiology, University of Bern, Switzerland, 2012
    • Plant & Algal Mechanics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2017

    Degree

    • Ph.D., Plant Molecular Development, UC Davis, 2008