Dr. Etchevers is a developmental biologist studying rare human congenital disorders. Her group works on the mechanisms of paracrine diseases, focusing on cells derived from the embryonic neural crest stem cell population, such as pigment cells. At the Marseille Medical Genetics center of Aix-Marseille Université, her group works on human embryology as well as on cellular and animal models of the underlying principles of disorders affecting tissue growth.
