Close encounters with frogs and their embryos

Gerald Thomsen

Gerald Thomsen is a Professor at Stony Brook University in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. He received a BS in Marine Biology and Chemistry from the University of Tampa and a PhD in Molecular Biology from Rockefeller University. He did postdoctoral research in frog embryo development at Harvard university before joining Stony Brook University in 1993. His present research focuses on the genetic and cellular mechanisms of animal development and regeneration. He uses Xenopus frogs and sea anemones in his research.