James Cleland, a PhD student in the research lab of Jochen Rink, received a Boehringer Ingelheim Fellowship. James wants to know why some animals have the extraordinary ability to regenerate missing body parts, while others don't. Specifically, James is comparing different planarian flatworm species to tease apart the molecular mechanisms that allow many worms to regrow a head. Not all planarian species are able to do this.
Congratulations, James!
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