Jennifer James Biology 503 Fordham Hall, CB# 3280 Lab Phone: 919 966 6798 Lab Fax: |
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2nd Year IVB Trainee
3rd Year Graduate Student
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Ph.D. Project Description:
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Vessel Patterning in the Developing CNS: Specific Roles for VEGF-A Isoforms | |
Principle Investigator: |
Vicky Bautch | |
IVB Collaborator: |
Larysa Pevny | |
Project Description: |
Using quail, in ovo, electroporation to manipulate gene expression in the neural tube in order to modulate vessel paterning in that area. | |
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Vicky Bautch: Characterizing vessel patterning defects in VEGF isoform mutant mice | |
| Larysa Pevny: Modulating gene expression in the neural tubes of developing chick embryos to look at effects on the maintenance of a neural progenitor state | ||
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Quail/Chick, in ovo, electroporation Tissue Culture/ ES cell differentiations Immunohistochemistry Western Blots In Situ hybridizations | |
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Undergraduate degree: |
B.S. in Microbiology (2003) from The University of Florida, Gainesville, FL | |
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