Professor of Integrative Biosciences, School of Dentistry
Associate Professor, affiliate, Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, School of Medicine
Cell and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, School of Medicine
Education and training
B.A., 1972, Reed College
Ph.D., 1982, University of Washington
Areas of interest
Developmental Aspects of Cytokinesis in Embryogenesis
Publications
Selected publications
Danilchik, M., Tumarkin, T., 2017. Exosomal trafficking in Xenopus development. genesis 55, e23011. doi:10.1002/dvg.23011
Hasley, A., Chavez, S., Danilchik, M., Wühr, M., Pelegri, F., 2017. Vertebrate embryonic cleavage pattern determination, in: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 117–171. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-46095-6_4
Blum M, Schweickert A, Vick P, Wright CV, Danilchik MV. (2014) Symmetry breakage in the vertebrate embryo: when does it happen and how does it work?. Dev Biol. 2014 Sep 1; 393(1):109-23. PubMed PMID: 24972089.
Danilchik, M., Williams, M., and Brown, E. (2013). Blastocoel-spanning filopodia in cleavage-stage Xenopus laevis: Potential roles in morphogen distribution and detection. Dev Biol382, 70–81.PubMed PMID: 23916849.
Beyer, T., Danilchik, M., Thumberger, T., Vick, P., Tisler, M., Schneider, I., Bogusch, S., Andre, P., Ulmer, B., Walentek, P., et al. (2012). Serotonin signaling is required for Wnt-dependent GRP specification and leftward flow in Xenopus. Curr Biol22, 33–39.PubMed PMID: 22177902.
Schweickert, A., Walentek, P., Thumberger, T., and Danilchik, M. (2012). Linking early determinants and cilia-driven leftward flow in left-right axis specification of Xenopus laevis: A theoretical approach. Differentiation83, S67–S77. PubMed PMID: 22136958.
Danilchik, M.V., and Brown, E.E. (2008). Membrane dynamics of cleavage furrow closure in Xenopus laevis. Dev Dyn237, 565–579.PubMed PMID: 18224710.
Danilchik, M.V., Brown, E.E., and Riegert, K. (2006). Intrinsic chiral properties of the Xenopus egg cortex: an early indicator of left-right asymmetry? Development133, 4517–4526. PubMed PMID: 17050623.
Danilchik, M.V., Bedrick, S.D., Brown, E.E., and Ray, K. (2003). Furrow microtubules and localized exocytosis in cleaving Xenopus laevis embryos. J Cell Sci 116, 273–283. PubMed PMID: 12482913.
Larkin, K., and Danilchik, M.V. (1999a). Ventral cell rearrangements contribute to anterior-posterior axis lengthening between neurula and tailbud stages in Xenopus laevis. Dev Biol216, 550–560.PubMed PMID: 10642792.