Dr Andrew Chi Pang Tai joined the Bone and Brain Axis Research group at the Perron Institute in early 2021 as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. He works with Professor Minghao Zheng to solve the fundamental questions of how bones and the brain interact with each other.
Andrew completed his PhD with Professor Kathryn Cheah at the University of Hong Kong, where he was recipient of the Butterfield-Croucher Studentship. He trained as a developmental biologist, studying processes such as chondrogenesis and neural crest induction. He gained skills in sophisticated techniques such as mouse embryonic stem cell culture, pronuclear microinjection, diploid/diploid morula aggregation and diploid/tetraploid morula aggregation. After his PhD, Andrew studied the evolution of a vertebrate specific cell type – neural crest cells – which have potency to develop into our peripheral nerve system and chondrocytes. His work provided valuable insights on how neural crest evolved from invertebrates. Later in his career, he moved to investigate disorders in organs such as bone, kidney, pancreas and brain. With extensive experience in the field of bone and brain, Andrew continues his research journey in the Bone and Brain Axis Research group.

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