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Rachel Smith-Bolton

Associate Professor and Associate Head of Cell & Developmental Biology

UIUC

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Department of Cell and Developmental Biology

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 Uiuc.

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Rachel Smith-Bolton

UIUC

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 receptor tyrosine kinases signaling pathways 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 invertebrate pathology zoology cell regulation protein phosphorylation evolutionary developmental biology tissue injury single-cell analysis single cell sequencing cell manipulation integrative biology terrestrial crustaceans cell specialization gene function tissue culture soft tissue reconstruction receptor (biochemistry) positive feedback signal prolonged jnk activation growth promoter myc sprouty proteins critical tyrosine tyrosine kinase signaling model systems abstract drosophila melanogaster drosophila larval fate changes induced model wherein cnc jnk signaling signal transduction pattern formation chromatin

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

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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 cellcell growthcell biologycellular physiologytissue developmentmyc transcription factordevelopmental biologymolecular cell biologycell fate determinationmyc expressiontranscription factor mycdevelopmental systemmorphogenesisregeneration (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

insect molecular biologywing discdevelopmental celltranscription factorscell biologydevelopmental biologygene regulationmolecular cell biologycell fate determinationregeneration patterningdevelopmental systemnormal gene expressiongene expressiondevelopmental geneticsmorphogenesisgeneticsregeneration (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

insect molecular biologydevelopmental biologycell fate determinationdevelopmental systemdisc regenerationgeneticsdevelopmental geneticstranscription factorscell biologypioneer transcription factorgene expressionmorphogenesisdevelopmental cellgene regulationregeneration (biology)cellular differentiationmolecular cell biologygene functioncell fate

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

insect molecular biologycellular differentiationdevelopmental cellcell biologytissue developmentregenerative growthdevelopmental biologymolecular cell biologycell fate determinationbrain tumorproper patterningdevelopmental systemdevelopmental neurobiologygene expressiondevelopmental geneticsmorphogenesisregeneration (biology)

Model Systems for Regeneration: Drosophila. Development (2020)

Donald T. FoxErez CohenRachel Smith-Bolton

drosophila larvaldevelopmental systeminsect molecular biologyregenerative medicineabstract drosophila melanogasterdevelopmental biologycell fate determinationsystems biologymodel systemsdevelopmental geneticsmorphogenesisregeneration (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

posterior genechromatin remodelingcellular differentiationdevelopmental celltranscription factorscell biologydevelopmental biologygene regulationmolecular cell biologycell fate determinationchromatingrowth promoter mycgene expressioncell regulationregeneration (biology)

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

Syeda Nayab Fatima AbidiRachel K. Smith-Bolton

translational repressor bratregenerative medicinestem cell researchwound healingdevelopmental cellregenerative growthdevelopmental biologybiologymorphogenesissoft tissue reconstructionproper patterningtissue (biology)tissue cultureregeneration (biology)

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

insect molecular biologycellular differentiationdevelopmental cellcell biologydevelopmental biologydrosophila imaginal discsmolecular cell biologycell fate determinationimaginal discgene brain tumordevelopmental systemdevelopmental neurobiologydevelopmental geneticsgeneticsregeneration (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

insect molecular biologydll mutationcellular differentiationdevelopmental cellcell biologycell divisiondevelopmental biologymolecular geneticsmolecular cell biologycell specializationcell fate determinationfate changedllgal4 linedevelopmental systemdevelopmental geneticsmorphogenesisgenetics

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

posterior genechromatin remodelingtissue regenerationcellular differentiationdevelopmental celltranscription factorscell biologydevelopmental biologygene regulationmolecular cell biologycell fate determinationdrosophila wing discchromatindevelopmental systemgene expressionregeneration (biology)

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Rachel Smith-Bolton

Associate Professor and Associate Head of Cell & Developmental Biology

UIUC

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Department of Cell and Developmental Biology

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 Uiuc.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Rachel Smith-Bolton

UIUC

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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