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Luthfi Nurhidayat

PhD candidate / guest

Name
L. Nurhidayat MSc
Telephone
+31 71 527 4021
E-mail
l.nurhidayat@biology.leidenuniv.nl
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0625-2984

I am a Ph.D. student working on gecko’s tail regeneration. My research is focused on investigating the genes involved in tail regeneration of the adult tokay gecko (G. gecko), and compare them with those expressed in normal embryonic tail development.

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Research

Regeneration is the ability of an organism to grow a new tissue or organ that can act as a functional replacement for lost or damaged tissue. Invertebrates, such as Hydra sp. and Planarians, show a remarkable regenerative capacity, not only at the tissue level but also at the whole-body level. Regeneration in the vertebrates is more limited, but some taxa (zebra fish, salamander, frogs, and lizards) show impressive regeneration capacity. Lizards (Scincidae, Gekkonidae, Lacertidae) are a common animal model in regeneration studies, and are able to fully regrow their tail after accidental amputation or self-amputation (autotomy). Tail regeneration in lizards includes blastema formation, tail growth and differentiation, and tail maturation resulting a new regenerated tail which shows small differences from the original tail. Regeneration has some similarities with embryonic development, but these similarities are not well understood. In my research, I would like to make a comprehensive characterization of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying tail development and regeneration. I am sure that my research, together with other research on lizard tail regeneration, have potential applications in regenerative medicine in the future.

PhD candidate / guest

  • Science
  • Instituut Biologie Leiden
  • IBL Animal Sciences

Work address

Sylvius
Sylviusweg 72
2333 BE Leiden
Room number 6.4.16

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