* Embryological and genetic analysis of model and non-model organisms

* Genes and pattern formation in invertebrates, vertebrates and plants

* Axial patterning, embryonic induction and fate maps

* Cellular mechanisms of morphogenesis and organogenesis

* Stem cells and regeneration

* Functional genomics of developmental processes

* Developmental diversity and evolution

* Evolution of developmentally relevant genes

* Phylogeny of animals and plants

* Microevolution

* Paleontology