Christopher Chan Jin Jie

I am a PhD candidate interested in ​understanding how shapes emerge during development.

I obtained a BA in Physiology, Development and Neuroscience from the University of Cambridge, which included a research project characterizing how different mouse cell lines interact and self-organize to form synthetic embryos. Pursuing my interest in morphogenesis, I pursued an MSc in Systems Biology, adopting a systems approach to model how different mechanical parameters of tissues interact to drive elongation during chick somitogenesis.

My PhD research builds upon my past experiences, where I combine classical embryological approaches, genetics and quantitative imaging to dissect how extracellular matrix remodelling contributes to the form and function of the zebrafish heart.