Antonio studied Chemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Cadiz and the University Autonoma of Madrid. During undergraduate, he worked with Gines Morata at the CBM in Madrid. Antonio did his PhD with Stephen Cohen at the EMBL (Heidelberg) (1998-2002) and a post-doc with Alex Schier at the Skirball Institute (NYU) and Harvard (2003-2006). Antonio is currently an Assistant Professor in the Genetics Department at Yale University (2007- ) . Biosketch-4-2009.doc  Curriculum Vitae  Pubmed

e-mail: alison.staton-at-yale.edu

Alison studied Biology at the University of Dayton (2002-2006), where she worked in the laboratory of Carissa Krane. Alison’s undergraduate research focused on mammalian fluid homeostasis, and particularly in the application of functional genetics to the study of aquaporins in mice.

She joined the BBS graduate program at Yale in 2006, and since March 2007 her efforts have focused on the regulation of chemokine signaling through by microRNAs during zebrafish development

e-mail: carlos.stahlhut-at-yale.edu

Carlos studied biochemistry at McGill University (2001-2005), where he also investigated the HER2/Neu/ErbB2 proto-oncogene pathway under the supervision of Dr. William Muller at the Molecular Oncology Group. Carlos joined the BBS Program at Yale University in 2005, and the Giraldez Lab in the Genetics Department in March 2007. Carlos has focused on the molecular characterization of the maternal-to-zygotic transition in zebrafish, with a particular emphasis on the role of microRNAs in this process.

e-mail: daniel.cifuentes-at-yale.edu

Daniel studied Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Barcelona. He did his PhD with Joan J. Guinovart at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (Barcelona) (2000-2006). There he studied the mechanisms that control glycogen synthesis, their evolution and their misfunction in pathologies such as diabetes or Lafora disease. Daniel is currently a Postdoc Associate in the Giraldez Lab at the Genetics Department at Yale University (2008- ). Daniel is dissecting the microRNA pathway in zebrafish by generating mutations in the different components involved in microRNA maturation and processing using Zn Finger Nucleases.

e-mail: carter.takacs-at-yale.edu

Carter studied Antrhopology at the University of Albany (SUNY). He did his Master at Dartmouth School of Medicine with Kevin Peterson, studying metazoan evolution. Then he moved to Yashi Ahmed’s lab where he studied the role of APC1 and APC2 in the wingless signaling pathway. Carter Defended his PhD in Feb 2008 and started in the Giraldez Lab in sep 2008, where he is studying the role of microRNAs during brain morphogenesis in zebrafish.

e-mail: Huiling.Xue-at-yale.edu

Huiling studied biology at the Shandong Normal University. She did her PhD with Jing-Dong Jackie Han in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences, studying gene networks during the process of aging and networks regulated by microRNAs. Huiling completed her PhD in June 2008 and now is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Giraldez lab since May 2009. She studies gene expression during early zebrafish development using microarrays and high-throughput sequencing.

e-mail: donna.karpel-at-yale.edu

Before coming to Yale, Donna worked Bayer Healthcare for 10 years as an Administrative Assistant for the VP of Drug Safety and The Research department. Donna now, takes care of all the paper work in the Giraldez Lab, and her role is vital for Antonio’s sanity.

e-mail: mishima.yuichiro-at-yale.edu

Yuichiro was born in Japan where he studied Biology at Osaka City University (1997-2001). Yuichiro did his Ph.D with Prof. Kunio Inoue at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (2001-2003) and the Kobe University (2003-2006). Then he moved to the US and started his post-doc in the Genetics Department at Yale University (2007-2009). Yuichiro’s project in the Giraldez Lab focused on the function of miRNAs during vertebrate muscle development. Yuichiro has an independent position back in Japan in the Nara Institute of Science and Technology since july 2009

e-mail: Heather.Patnode-at-yale.edu

Heather completed her degree in Applied Science in 2007 at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. As an undergraduate she analyzed gene expression in zebrafish using in situ hybridization.  After graduation Heather completed an internship at the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in Delhi, India in the lab of Dr. Sridhar Sivasubbu.  From December 2007 to July 2009, she worked in the zebrafish and molecular biology labs of the Genomics Technology Access Center (GTAC) at UW-Stout under the supervision of Dr. Michael A. Pickart. Heather began working in the Giraldez Lab in July 2009, where she cares for the fish, and maintains the aquariums and supportive equipment.

e-mail: Ellen.Hoffman-at-yale.edu

Ellen studied biochemistry at Stony Brook Honors College (1995-1999). She received an MD with Recognition in Research degree from SUNY Stony Brook (1999-2003), where she worked in the laboratory of Dr. Gail Mandel. She did her residency training in general psychiatry (2003-2006) and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry (2006-2008) at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. During her residency, she worked in the laboratory of Dr. Deanna Benson, studying the cell adhesion molecule L1, and during her fellowship, she worked with Dr. Joseph Buxbaum, studying the genetics of autism. Ellen is currently a research fellow at the Yale Child Study Center in the Albert J. Solnit Integrated Research Training Program, where she is involved in a collaboration between the laboratory of Matthew State and the Giraldez laboratory. She is working on developing a zebrafish model for studying rare variants in candidate genes in autism spectrum disorders.

e-mail: nicole.allard-at-yale.edu

Nicole completed her degree in Marine Science/Biology at Eckerd College in 2005. After graduation, she worked as an independent contractor for the Environmental Protection Agency. In the Giraldez Lab Nicole cared for the fish, and maintained the aquariums and supportive equipment.