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Autophagy deficient cells (self-eating, magenta nuclei) are larger in the intestine. DNA is blue. Image by Tsun-Kai Chang.
Tumor that contains blood cells (red) that have isolated other cells (green), and DNA is blue. Image by Johnna Doherty.
Salivary gland expressing a microRNA in green cells that induces autophagy (self-eating, red), and DNA is blue. Image by Charles Nelson.
Intestine cells with the plasma membrane in magenta, the protein clathrin in green, and DNA is blue. Image by Tsun-Kai Chang.
Plasma membrane (red) and autophagy, or self-eating, structures (green) in intestine. DNA is blue. Image by Tsun-Kai Chang.
Salivary gland cells with the plasma membrane in turquoise and nuclei are magenta. Image by Panagiotis Velentzas.

About the Baehrecke Lab

Our lab studies how autophagy (self eating) is regulated and functions in complex multi-cellular organisms. Autophagy is used to clear materials from cells, and helps to maintain cell health. Researchers in the laboratory screen for novel mechanisms that control autophagy, and determine how autophagy functions to promote cell health and cell death in different cells and tissues within animals.