ABout THE Weake Lab

Current research in the lab of Dr. Weake focuses on understanding how gene expression is regulated during development and when an organism ages. The Weake lab use the fruit fly, Drosophila, as a model system - but also work with mouse retina, cultured cells, and yeast. Our group uses a combination of approaches that include next-generation sequencing, epigenetics/chromatin biology, confocal microscopy, and bioinformatics. 

 We are happy to send out any Drosophila stocks or other reagents that are described in our published studies. Please contact us at vweake@purdue.edu with a brief description of the requested materials, mailing address and Fedex account number. Key stocks from our lab may also be available through the BDSC.