Stephens Lab

Our work is directed at understanding the mechanisms that underlie membrane traffic, endomembrane organization and membrane-microtubule interactions in mammalian cells. The lab specializes in the analysis of membrane traffic in mammalian cells using advanced light microscopy techniques, in particular, the imaging of living cells. Our work includes developing imaging technologies and integrating model systems including 3D cultures and zebrafish to develop our research. Our main biological questions focus on the relationship between membrane trafficking and two important physiological processes: collagen secretion and cilia formation and function.