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Research interests

human birth defects, cell polarity, developmental biology, skin development

Commercial and public engagement

• 2012-current             hosting ‘A’ level students for In2Science organisation, 2 weeks laboratory experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx22ya8PjOI

• 2014-current             outreach activity at a primary school in Islington, London, 2 days in school with year 3 to year 6

2014                  MRC Centenary event: created artwork entitled ‘linking genes to disease’ for public exhibition

2014                  MRC Centenary events: manned stall at ticketed exhibition of Developmental Neurobiology

and at ‘family day’ event 

Education/Academic qualification

cancer research, PhD, Genetics of Ataxia telangiectasia, HEI: University of Birmingham

4 Sept 198817 Nov 1991

Award Date: 1 Feb 1992

External positions

Visiting Lecturer, HEI: King's College London

16 Jan 20173 Feb 2026

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  • Adhesion G protein-coupled receptors

    Formstone, C., Langenhan, T., Anderson, G., Araç, D., Aust, G., Avila-Zozaya, M., Bagger, S. M., Barth, P., Berndt, S., Blacklow, S. C., Blanco-Redondo, B., Boucard, A. A., Bridges, J., Brodmerkel, L.-S., Caron, K. M., Chung, Y. K., Dates, A. N., de Araujo Farias, V., Del Toro, D. & Duman, , J. G. & 63 others, Engel, F. B., Favara, D. M., Fu, C., De Las Bayonas, A. G., Georgiadi, A., Gloriam, D. E., Hall, R. A., Hamann, J., Hildebrand, P. W., Hsiao, C.-C., Huang, B. X., Javitch, J. A., Kim, H.-Y., Kittel, R. J., Kleinau, G., Leduc, R., Liebscher, I., Lin, H.-H., Linnert, J., Ludwig, M.-G., Martinelli, D. C., Mathiasen, S., Matúš, D., Melkumyan, M., Moreno-Salinas, A. L., Mulder, J., Nash, M. A., Pal, K., Pederick, D. T., Perry-Hauser, N. A., Piao, X., Ping, Y.-Q., Placantonakis, D. G., Pohl, F., Prömel, S., Rosenkilde, M. M., Sabbagh, L., Sando, R. C., Scheerer, P., Schöneberg, T., Seiradake,, E., Selcho, M., Seufert, F., Singh, A. K., Skiniotis, G., Spiess, K., Sträter, N., Strutt, D., Südhof, T. C., Sun, J., Tall, G. G., Thor, D., Tilley, D. G., Tolias, K. F., Vallon, M., Van Meir, E. G., Vanhollebeke, B., Wiggin, G. R., Wolfrum, U., Yan, J., Zaidman, N. A., Zou, Y. & Scholz, N., 15 Jan 2026, In: Pharmacological reviews.

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    Open Access
  • A novel, PCP-dependent tissue organising principle coordinating morphogenesis between embryonic skin epidermal layers

    Formstone, C. J., 8 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Anatomy. 18 p.

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  • Ventral body wall closure: Mechanistic insights from mouse models and translation to human pathology

    Formstone, C., Aldeiri, B., Davenport, M. & Francis-West, P., 25 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Developmental Dynamics. p. 1-40 40 p., 735.

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  • Planar cell polarity proteins determine basal cell height in the later stage embryonic epidermis.

    Formstone, C. & Hobbs, C., 19 Jan 2023, In: Wellcome Open Research .

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    Open Access
  • A role for core planar polarity proteins in cell contact-mediated orientation of planar cell division across the mammalian embryonic skin

    Oozeer, F., Yates, L., Dean, C. & Formstone, C., 12 May 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scientific Reports. 7, 1, 1880.

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