Andrew Charles Oates

Andrew Charles Oates is a Full Professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the BIO department. His research focuses on developmental biology, embryology, patterning, oscillators, synchronisation, biological timing, segmentation, morphegenesis, gene regulatory networks, intercellular signalling, single cell imaging, microscopy, image processing, physics of biology, mathematical modelling, and collective processes. He leads the Timing, Oscillators, Patterns Laboratory, where his team investigates the segmentation clock in vertebrate embryos. Oates has held academic positions at the University of Adelaide, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Melbourne, Princeton University, University of Chicago, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, University College London, and the Francis Crick Institute. He joined EPFL in 2016 as a Professor and has served in various leadership roles, including Director of the Institute of Bioengineering and Dean of the School of Life Sciences.

Andrew C. Oates is a developmental biologist whose research focuses on the mechanisms underlying embryonic development, particularly in the context of genetic networks, coupled oscillators, and biological physics. His work explores how cellular processes such as hematopoiesis, vasculogenesis, and segmentation are regulated through dynamic interactions between genes and signaling pathways. Oates uses model organisms like zebrafish to investigate the role of genes such as cloche, spadetail, and Her in developmental patterning. His research also examines the interplay between mechanical forces and cellular behavior during tissue formation and migration. By integrating experimental and computational approaches, Oates contributes to understanding the complexity of developmental systems.