Mara Schvarzstein
Academic Appointments
- Postdoctoral Research fellow, Developmental Biology
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Personal Information Tel (650) 725-5466
Professional Snapshot
Honors and Awards
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) (2008-2010)
- DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics, Genetics Society of America (2007)
- Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University (2006-2008)
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Province of Ontario, Canada (1999-2002)
- Ontario Graduate Student Award in Science and Technology., Private industry of Ontario, Canada (1999-2000)
Professional Education
| M.Sc.: | University of Toronto, (1997) |
| Doctor of Philosophy: | University of Toronto, (2005) |
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Scientific Focus
Publications
- A Caenorhabditis elegans RNA-directed RNA Polymerase in Sperm Development and Endogenous RNAi. Genetics. 2009
- Crossovers trigger a remodeling of meiotic chromosome axis composition that is linked to two-step loss of sister chromatid cohesion. Genes Dev. 2008; (20): 2886-901
- A CUL-2 ubiquitin ligase containing three FEM proteins degrades TRA-1 to regulate C. elegans sex determination. Dev Cell. 2007; (1): 127-39
- The C. elegans sex-determining GLI protein TRA-1A is regulated by sex-specific proteolysis. Dev Cell. 2006; (5): 733-40
- TRA-1/GLI controls development of somatic gonadal precursors in C. elegans. Development. 2004; (17): 4333-43
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