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Rachel Smith-Bolton

Associate Professor and Associate Head of Cell & Developmental Biology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

School of Molecular & Cellular Biology

Department of Cell & Developmental Biology

Rachel Smith-bolton is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Associate Professor and Associate Head of Cell & Developmental Biology at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Rachel Smith-Bolton

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Associate Professor and Associate Head of Cell & Developmental Biology

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developmental biology developmental cell cell biology regeneration (biology) molecular cell biology insect molecular biology developmental system cell fate determination developmental genetics cellular differentiation morphogenesis gene expression biology wound healing gene regulation genetics regenerative medicine tissue development transcriptome cellular biochemistry insect biochemistry cellular physiology signaling pathways receptor tyrosine kinases regenerative growth wound response molecular genetics stem cell research insect science molecular physiology cell growth chromatin remodeling molecular regulation experimental biology reactive oxygen species positive feedback loop posterior gene zoology invertebrate pathology cell regulation protein phosphorylation evolutionary developmental biology tissue injury cell manipulation single-cell analysis single cell sequencing integrative biology terrestrial crustaceans cell specialization gene function soft tissue reconstruction tissue culture receptor (biochemistry) positive feedback signal prolonged jnk activation growth promoter myc tyrosine kinase signaling critical tyrosine sprouty proteins drosophila larval model systems abstract drosophila melanogaster fate changes induced model wherein cnc jnk signaling chromatin pattern formation signal transduction

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Myc and Tor Drive Growth and Cell Competition in the Regeneration Blastema of Drosophila Wing Imaginal Discs. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Felicity Ting-Yu HsuRachel Smith-Bolton

developmental systemcell fate determinationcellular physiologydevelopmental cellmyc transcription factormyc expressioncell growthmolecular cell biologymorphogenesisregeneration (biology)developmental biologytranscription factor myctissue developmentcell biology

The Pioneer Transcription Factor Zelda Controls the Exit From Regeneration and Restoration of Patterning in Drosophila. Science Advances (2025)

Anish BoseKeaton SchusterChandril KodaliSurabhi SonamRachel K. Smith-Bolton

developmental systemgene expressioncell fate determinationregeneration patterningdevelopmental cellgeneticstranscription factorsdevelopmental geneticsmorphogenesismolecular cell biologynormal gene expressionregeneration (biology)developmental biologywing discinsect molecular biologygene regulationcell biology

The Pioneer Transcription Factor Zelda Facilitates the Exit From Regeneration and Restoration of Patterning in Drosophila. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Anish BoseKeaton SchusterChandril KodaliSurabhi SonamRachel Smith-Bolton

developmental systemcell fate determinationdisc regenerationgene functionregeneration (biology)cell biologypioneer transcription factordevelopmental celltranscription factorsmolecular cell biologycellular differentiationdevelopmental biologygene expressiongeneticsdevelopmental geneticsmorphogenesiscell fateinsect molecular biologygene regulation

Regenerative Growth is Constrained by Brain Tumor to Ensure Proper Patterning in Drosophila. PLoS Genetics (2023)

Syeda Nayab Fatima AbidiFelicity Ting-Yu HsuRachel K. Smith-Bolton

developmental systemgene expressioncell fate determinationdevelopmental celldevelopmental geneticsmorphogenesismolecular cell biologyregenerative growthbrain tumordevelopmental neurobiologyregeneration (biology)insect molecular biologydevelopmental biologyproper patterningtissue developmentcellular differentiationcell biology

Model Systems for Regeneration: Drosophila. Development (2020)

Donald T. FoxErez CohenRachel Smith-Bolton

developmental systemabstract drosophila melanogastercell fate determinationregenerative medicinesystems biologymodel systemsdevelopmental geneticsmorphogenesisregeneration (biology)developmental biologydrosophila larvalinsect molecular biology

Regulation of Growth and Cell Fate During Tissue Regeneration by the Two Swi/Snf Chromatin-Remodeling Complexes of Drosophila. Genetics (2020)

Yuan TianRachel K Smith-Bolton

gene regulationgene expressioncell fate determinationdevelopmental cellposterior genetranscription factorsmolecular cell biologyregeneration (biology)chromatin remodelingdevelopmental biologygrowth promoter myccellular differentiationcell regulationchromatincell biology

The Translational Repressor Brat Constrains Regenerative Growth to Ensure Proper Patterning After Tissue Damage. (2020)

Syeda Nayab Fatima AbidiRachel K. Smith-Bolton

stem cell researchregenerative medicinedevelopmental celltissue culturebiologymorphogenesisregenerative growthregeneration (biology)soft tissue reconstructiondevelopmental biologytranslational repressor bratproper patterningtissue (biology)wound healing

The Gene Brain Tumor Constrains Growth to Ensure Proper Patterning During Regeneration in Drosophila Imaginal Discs. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2019)

Syeda Nayab Fatima AbidiRachel K. Smith-Bolton

developmental systemcell fate determinationimaginal discdevelopmental cellgeneticsdevelopmental geneticsmolecular cell biologygene brain tumordrosophila imaginal discsdevelopmental neurobiologyregeneration (biology)insect molecular biologydevelopmental biologycellular differentiationcell biology

Cell Fate Changes Induced by a Distal-Less Enhancer-Trap Transgene in the Drosophila Antennal Imaginal Disc. Scientific Reports (2018)

Syeda Nayab Fatima AbidiRachel K. Smith-Bolton

developmental systemcell fate determinationdevelopmental cellgeneticscell divisionmorphogenesismolecular cell biologydevelopmental geneticsmolecular geneticsinsect molecular biologydevelopmental biologycell specializationdll mutationcellular differentiationdllgal4 linefate changecell biology

The Drosophila Swi/Snf Chromatin-Remodeling Complexes Bap and Pbap Play Separate Roles in Regulating Growth and Cell Fate During Regeneration. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2018)

Yuan TianRachel K. Smith-Bolton

developmental systemgene regulationgene expressioncell fate determinationdevelopmental celldrosophila wing disctissue regenerationtranscription factorsposterior genemolecular cell biologyregeneration (biology)chromatin remodelingdevelopmental biologycellular differentiationchromatincell biology

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Rachel Smith-Bolton

Associate Professor and Associate Head of Cell & Developmental Biology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

School of Molecular & Cellular Biology

Department of Cell & Developmental Biology

Rachel Smith-bolton is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Associate Professor and Associate Head of Cell & Developmental Biology at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Rachel Smith-Bolton

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Associate Professor and Associate Head of Cell & Developmental Biology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Myc and Tor Drive Growth and Cell Competition in the Regeneration Blastema of Drosophila Wing Imaginal Discs. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Felicity Ting-Yu HsuRachel Smith-Bolton

The Pioneer Transcription Factor Zelda Controls the Exit From Regeneration and Restoration of Patterning in Drosophila. Science Advances (2025)

Anish BoseKeaton SchusterChandril KodaliSurabhi SonamRachel K. Smith-Bolton

The Pioneer Transcription Factor Zelda Facilitates the Exit From Regeneration and Restoration of Patterning in Drosophila. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Anish BoseKeaton SchusterChandril KodaliSurabhi SonamRachel Smith-Bolton

Regenerative Growth is Constrained by Brain Tumor to Ensure Proper Patterning in Drosophila. PLoS Genetics (2023)

Syeda Nayab Fatima AbidiFelicity Ting-Yu HsuRachel K. Smith-Bolton

Model Systems for Regeneration: Drosophila. Development (2020)

Donald T. FoxErez CohenRachel Smith-Bolton

Regulation of Growth and Cell Fate During Tissue Regeneration by the Two Swi/Snf Chromatin-Remodeling Complexes of Drosophila. Genetics (2020)

Yuan TianRachel K Smith-Bolton

The Translational Repressor Brat Constrains Regenerative Growth to Ensure Proper Patterning After Tissue Damage. (2020)

Syeda Nayab Fatima AbidiRachel K. Smith-Bolton

The Gene Brain Tumor Constrains Growth to Ensure Proper Patterning During Regeneration in Drosophila Imaginal Discs. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2019)

Syeda Nayab Fatima AbidiRachel K. Smith-Bolton

Cell Fate Changes Induced by a Distal-Less Enhancer-Trap Transgene in the Drosophila Antennal Imaginal Disc. Scientific Reports (2018)

Syeda Nayab Fatima AbidiRachel K. Smith-Bolton

The Drosophila Swi/Snf Chromatin-Remodeling Complexes Bap and Pbap Play Separate Roles in Regulating Growth and Cell Fate During Regeneration. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2018)

Yuan TianRachel K. Smith-Bolton

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