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I am a developmental and molecular biologist with a longstanding interest in the molecular mechanisms that regulate mammalian development, cell fate determination, and human disease. In particular, my research group studies transcriptional regulation and miRNA-mediated post-transcriptional...

My name is Katia Andrade, and I am from Brazil. I am a post-doc in Dr. Zhigao Wang’s lab at the USF Heart institute (2023 - present). I have a Ph.D. in Systems Biology from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences at the University of São Paulo (ICB-USP, 2020 - Brazil), with a Sandwich Ph.D. at Harvard...

My name is Erick Fenk, I obtained my B.S. in Biological Science and M.S. in Biomedical Science at Florida Atlantic University, in 2022 and 2023 respectively. Following Shortly after graduation, I joined Dr. Zhigao Wang’s lab as a research technician studying PPP1R3G in mouse models of ischemia...

Originally from Colombia, Alejandra has a strong interest in neurodegenerative diseases and the mechanisms underlying their progression. She earned her bachelor's in Pharmacy in Spain, where she began her training in neuroscience research. During this time, she developed a deeper curiosity about how...

Dr. Bharmauria completed his doctorate from University of Montreal (2016) in visual neurophysiology working on neural connectomics, pharmacology and adult brain plasticity in the cat and mice visual cortices. He then completed post-doctoral training (2016-2020) at York University (York U) and then...

Melissa is a dedicated lab assistant who just graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Science in biological and biomedical sciences. She joined Dr. Ho’s lab in February 2023 and is now serving as Project Manager on an Anemia R21 study. Her research is centered on...

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