People

Academics

Phil Beales

Prof Phil Beales

Institute of Child Health
University College London
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ciliopathy, Bardet Biedl Syndrome, intraflagellar transport

Rachel Bennett

Dr Rachel Bennett

School of Mathematics
University of Bristol
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coordination of cilia, hydrodynamics

Colin Bingle

Prof Colin Bingle

Professor of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease
University of Sheffield
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+44 (0)114 215 9514
Cleo Bishop

Dr Cleo Bishop

Blizard
Queen Mary University of London
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+44 (0)20 7882 2343
Hermes Bloomfield-Gadêlha

Dr Hermes Bloomfield-Gadêlha

Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics and Data Modelling

School of Engineering
University of Bristol
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Flagella, Cilia, mathematical biology, molecular motors, bio-filaments

Anne-Gaelle Borycki

Dr Anne-Gaelle Borycki

Senior Lecturer

School of Biosciences
University of Sheffield
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Primary cilia, Hedgehog signalling, skeletal muscle, stem cell, regeneration

Francesco Boselli

Dr Francesco Boselli

Durham University
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fluid flow, biophysics, polarity, development, transport

Lindsay Broadbent

Dr Lindsay Broadbent

Lecturer (as of July 2022)

Queen's University Belfast
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07887 660892

Primary airway cells, Viruses, Respiratory, Differentiation, ALI

Andrew Carter

Dr Andrew Carter

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
University of Cambridge
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Paul Chapple

Prof Paul Chapple

Professor of Molecular Cell Biology

William Harvey Research Institute
Queen Mary University of London
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+44 (0)20 7882 6242
Mike Cheetham

Prof Mike Cheetham

Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology

Institute of Opthalmology
University College London
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Pietro Cicuta

Prof Pietro Cicuta

Professor in Physics

Physics
University of Cambridge
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motile cilia, microfluidics, organ on chip, video analysis, cilia synchronisation

Raman Das

Dr Raman Das

Independent Research Fellow

University of Manchester
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01613060493

Neuronal differentiation, Shh, Axonogenesis, Polarisation, Actin

Megan Davey

Dr Megan Davey

Division of Developmental Biology The Roslin Institute
University of Edinburgh
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Helen Dawe

Dr Helen Dawe

Senior Lecturer in Cell Biology

Geoffrey Pope Building
University of Exeter
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+44 (0)1392 723431
Jean Marie Delalande

Dr Jean Marie Delalande

Lecturer

Blizard
Queen Mary University of London
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Becky Dewhurst

Dr Becky Dewhurst

Career Development Fellow

Department of Biosciences
Durham University
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Primary Cilia, Cilia Assembly, Cilia Disassembly, Sonic Hedgehog Pathway, Cell Signalling

Mahmoud Fassad

Dr Mahmoud Fassad

NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer

University of Leicester
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PCD, Primary Ciliopathy, Clinical Genetics, Genomics

Helen Foster

Dr Helen Foster

Lecturer in cryo-electron tomography

School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Leeds
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Structural Biology, Cryo-electron microscopy, Microtubule motors, Correlative imaging, Cytoskeleton

Andrew Furley

Prof Andrew Furley

Professor of Developmental Neuroscience

Department of Biomedical Science
University of Sheffield
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Cell adhesion, SHH signalling, Axon guidance, neural stem cell, cerebellum

Fanni Gergely

Professor Fanni Gergely

Department of Biochemistry
University of Oxford
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centrosome, mitosis, primary cilia

Susana Godinho

Prof Susana Godinho

Barts Cancer Institute
Queen Mary University of London
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Microtubules, Centrosomes, Cancer biology, Tubulin acetylation, centrosome abnormalities

Paraskevi Goggolidou

Dr Paraskevi Goggolidou

Reader in Molecular Genetics

Faculty of Science and Engineering
University of Wolverhampton
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Polycystic Kidney Disease, Paediatric ciliopathies, NGS, Epidemiology of kidney disease, Modifier genes

Tassos Grammatikopoulos

Dr Tassos Grammatikopoulos

Consultant in Paediatric Hepatology

Paediatric Liver, GI & Nutrition Centre
King's College Hospital NHS Trust
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020 3299 9000 ext 31162

Paediatric Liver diseases, Cholangiopathies, Primary cilia, Doublecortin domain containing protein 2

Louise Gregory

Dr Louise Gregory

Senior Research Fellow in rare disease

Genetic and Genomic Medicine Research & Teaching Programme
University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
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07951 832064

Cilia genes, Congenital disease, Hypothalamo-pituitary development

Andrew Grierson

Dr Andrew Grierson

Principal Investigator

Neuroscience
University of Sheffield
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0114 222 2277

neurodegeneration, photoreceptor, trafficking, microtubules, acetylation

Himadri Gupta

Dr Himadri Gupta

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
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Shukry Habib

Dr Shukry Habib

Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
King's College London
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Stephen Hart

Prof Stephen Hart

Professor in Molecular Genetics

UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
University College London
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gene therapy, nanoparticle delivery, Models of disease, mRNA, Gene editing

Kathryn Hentges

Dr Kathryn Hentges

University of Manchester
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cardiac development, splicing, genetics, laterality, congenital heart defects

Victor Hernandez

Dr Victor Hernandez

Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences

Department of Life Sciences
Brunel University London
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Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, Primary cilia, ciliogenesis, retinal degeneration, obesity

Robert Hirst

Dr Robert Hirst

Principal Scientist

Division of Respiratory Sciences
University of Leicester
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0116 252 5817

Primary ciliary dyskinesia, Motile cilia, Respiratory epithelium, Cell culture, Cilia genetics

Claire Hogg

Dr Claire Hogg

Paediatric respiratory consultant

Clinical lead Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
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020 7351 2681
Bing Hu

Prof Bing Hu

Professor of Oral Biology, Associate Head of School (Research)

Peninsula Dental School, Faculty of Health
University of Plymouth
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+44 (0) 1752 437804

Tooth, Skin, Salivary gland, Stem cell

Toby Hurd

Dr Toby Hurd

Chancellor's Fellow

MRC Human Genetics Unit
University of Edinburgh
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Andrew Jarman

Prof Andrew Jarman

Professor of Developmental Cell Biology

Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences
University of Edinburgh
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Dagan Jenkins

Dr Dagan Jenkins

Communications Lead for Cilia and Centrosome Network

Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
University College London
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IFT, Carpenter syndrome, Jeune syndrome, skeletal ciliopathies, cilia trafficking

Colin Johnson

Prof Colin Johnson

Professor of Medical & Molecular Genetics
ECR Engagement Lead for Cilia and Centrosome Network

Section of Ophthalmology and Neurosciences, Leeds Institute of
University of Leeds
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+44 (0)113 343 8443
Eric Keaveny

Dr Eric Keaveny

Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics

Mathematics
Imperial College London
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biofluid mechanics, mathematical modelling and computation, microscale fluid-structure interactions

John Kilmartin

Dr John Kilmartin

Emeritus

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
University of Cambridge
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Sfi1, Spindle pole body

Soo-Hyun Kim

Dr Soo-Hyun Kim

Principal Investigator, Group Leader, Reader in Biomedical Science

Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute
City St. George's, University of London
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020 8266 6198

Ciliopathy, Neurodegeneration, Neuroendocrine, Ageing, Biomarker

Peter King

Dr Peter King

William Harvey Research Institute
Queen Mary University of London
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+44 (0)20 7882 6242
Martin Knight

Prof Martin Knight

Professor of Mechanobiology
Secretary and Website Lead for Cilia and Centrosome Network

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
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+44 (0)20 7882 8868

primary cilia, inflammation, mechanosignalling, structure-function, organ-on-a-chip

Tim Levine

Prof Tim Levine

Professor of Cell Biology

Institute of Ophthalmology
University College London
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Basic Life Sciences, Cardiometabolic Science, Neuroscience, Personalised Medicine

Karen Liu

Prof Karen Liu

Professor of Genetics and Development

Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology
King's College London
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020 7188 8035

neural crest, cilia, congenital anomalies, craniofacial, mouse

Jane Lucas

Prof Jane Lucas

Professor of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Honorary Consultant Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

Medicine
University of Southampton
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primary ciliary dyskinesia

Girish Ram Mali

Dr Girish Ram Mali

Group Leader
Communications Lead for Cilia and Centrosome Network

Sir William Dunn School of Pathology
University of Oxford
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Motile cilia and ciliopathies, Dynein motors, Macromolecular assembly, Protein folding and quality control

Urszula McClurg

Dr Urszula McClurg

Lecturer

Institute of Integrative Biology
University of Liverpool
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0151 795 7735

cancer, meiosis, centrosome, synaptonemal complex, cell division

Roly Megaw

Dr Roly Megaw

Clinical lecturer / honorary consultant ophthalmologist at NHS Lothian

Institute of Genetics and Cancer
University of Edinburgh
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Photoreceptor, Connecting cilium, Inherited retinal dystrophy, Translation

Vito Mennella

Dr Vito Mennella

Associate Professor, Reader in Nanoscale Biology

Biochemistry
Queen Mary University of London
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Super-resolution Microscopy, Ciliopathies, Airway pollution, Molecular Diagnosis, Imaging

Colin Miles

Dr Colin Miles

Newcastle University
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01912418699

Ciliopathies, Genetics, Development, Renal, Mouse models

Pleasantine Mill

Prof Pleasantine Mill

Professor of Cilia Biology
Chair and International Lead for Cilia and Centrosome Network

MRC Human Genetics Unit
University of Edinburgh
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Hannah Mitchison

Professor Hannah Mitchison

Professor of Molecular Medicine
Events Lead for Cilia and Centrosome Network

UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
University College London
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Genetics, Ciliopathies, Therapies, Primary ciliary dyskinesia, Rare disease

Andrea Münsterberg

Prof Andrea Münsterberg

School of Biological Sciences
University of East Anglia
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cell fate specification, myogenesis, muscle stem cells, somite development

Takashi Ochi

Dr Takashi Ochi

University Academic Fellow

Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology
University of Leeds
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0113 3432528

Centrosome, Cilia, Basal body, Structure biology

Albert Ong

Prof Albert Ong

Professor of Renal Medicine

Division of Clinical Medicine
University of Sheffield
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+44 114 215 9542
Mohinder Pal

Dr Mohinder Pal

Group leader

Bioscience
University of Kent
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HSP90, R2TP, CCDC103

Laura Pellegrini

Dr Laura Pellegrini

Group Leader

Centre for Developmental Neurobiology
King's College London
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Choroid Plexus, Organoids, Cerebrospinal fluid, Wnt signalling, Single Cell RNA sequencing

Marco Polin

Dr Marco Polin

Physics Department
University of Warwick
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Cilia dynamics, Synchronisation, Cilia elongation, Sensing

Helen Price

Dr Helen Price

Senior Lecturer

Keele
Keele University
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01782734219

BBSome, Leishmania, Trypanosoma brucei, Drug discovery

Jordan Raff

Dr Jordan Raff

Dunn School of Pathology
University of Oxford
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Centrioles, Centrosomes, mitosis, cell cycle, Drosophila

Gewndolen Reilly

Dr Gewndolen Reilly

Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Sheffield
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Natalia Riobo-Del Galdo

Dr Natalia Riobo-Del Galdo

Associate Professor

Faculty of Medicine and Health
University of Leeds
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01133439184

Hedgehog signalling, Systemic Sclerosis, Fibrosis, Cancer

Anthony Roberts

Dr Anthony Roberts

Department of Biological Sciences
Birkbeck, University of London
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John Sayer

Prof John Sayer

Clinical Professor of Renal Medicine

Translational and Clinical Research Institute
Newcastle University
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kidney disease, joubert syndrome, nephronophthisis, cystic kidney, tubulupathy

Hazel Screen

Prof Hazel Screen

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
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Robert Semple

Prof Robert Semple

University of Edinburgh
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insulin resistance, Alstrom syndrome, diabetes, POC1A

Amelia Shoemark

Prof Amelia Shoemark

School of Medicine
University of Dundee
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Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Bronchiectasis, Motile ciliopathy

Charlie Softley-Brown

Dr Charlie Softley-Brown

Lecturer in Pharmacology

Keele University
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Cilia, Planarians, Ciliopathies, Xenopus, Alstrom Disease

Christopher Staples

Dr Christopher Staples

Senior Lecturer

Medical Sciences
Bangor University
flag of United Kingdom
07507 537407

DNA Repair, Primary Cilia, Innate Immune Response

Andrew Streets

Dr Andrew Streets

Senior Research Fellow in Nephrology

Medical School
University of Sheffield
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07798 711492

Cell adhesion, ADPKD, Polycystin, miRNA, Exosomes

Vasanta Subramanian

Dr Vasanta Subramanian

Reader

Biology and Biochemistry
University of Bath
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+44 1225 386315

Embryonic and adult Stem cells, Zebrafish disease models, Brain and gut development, IPS cell models, Knockout and transgenic mice, Motor neuron disease

Barbara Tanos-Lora

Dr Barbara Tanos-Lora

Biosciences
Brunel University London
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01895265610

centrioles, distal appendages, cilia, kidney, cancer

Thomas Theil

Dr Thomas Theil

Reader

Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research
University of Edinburgh
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0131 650 3721

Primary cilium, corticogenesis, radial glial cells, Gli3, Inpp5e

Katerina Toropova

Dr Katerina Toropova

Sir William Dunn School of Pathology
University of Oxford
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Intraflagellar Transport, Cryo-EM, Dynein, Structural Biology

Abigail Tucker

Prof Abigail Tucker

Professor of Development & Evolution

Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology
King's College London
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07977 558636

Craniofacial development, Ear, Jaw, Dentition, Repair

Mark van Breugel

Dr Mark van Breugel

Senior Lecturer

Queen Mary University of London
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020 7882 7692

Cilia, Centrioles, Centrosomes, Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Cell Biology

Jacqueline van der Spuy

Professor Jacqueline van der Spuy

Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

University College London
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Inherited retinal degeneration, Stem cell technology, Gene editing technology, Disease modelling, Molecular and cell biology

Sue Vaughan

Prof Sue Vaughan

Prof. Cell and molecular biology

Gipsy Lane
Oxford Brookes University
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+447909039582

basal bodies, trypanosoma, flagella, electron microscopy, Leishmania

Stefaan Verbruggen

Dr Stefaan Verbruggen

Research Fellow

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
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Bone, Primary cilia, Mechanobiology, Cancer, Biomechanics

Julien Vermot

Prof Julien Vermot

Imperial College London
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developmental biology, cardiovascular, mechanotransduction

Benjamin Walker

Dr Benjamin Walker

Lecturer

University College London
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Ciliary beating, Microscale swimming, Beat-pattern analysis

Kirsty Wan

Prof Kirsty Wan

Professor of Cellular and Biophysical Dynamics
Community and Training Lead for Cilia and Centrosome Network

Living Systems Institute
University of Exeter
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motile cilia, fluid mechanics, biophysics, protists, cilia coordination and dynamics

Angus Wann

Dr Angus Wann

Associate Professor

School of Biological Sciences
University of Southampton
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Primary cilia, mechanobiology, cartilage biology, endocytosis, Matrix

Tanya Whitfield

Professor Tanya Whitfield

School of Biosciences
University of Sheffield
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zebrafish, inner ear, olfactory system, epithelial morphogenesis, cilia

Laurence Wilson

Dr Laurence Wilson

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
University of York
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01904322851

Holographic microscopy, Biological physics, Fluid dynamics, Chlamydomonas

Patricia Yeyati

Dr Patricia Yeyati

Senior Scientist

University of Edinburgh
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Cilia, animal models, Proteomics, Transcriptomics, Genetics