Professional Overview
Education and Certifications
| Ph.D.: | Yale University, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Bio (2006) |
| M.S./M.Phil.: | Yale University, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Bio (2003) |
| B.S.: | University of CA, Santa Barbara, Biological Sciences (1997) |
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Honors and Awards
- Chavez et al., Nat Comm 2012 featured in Research Highlights as Early Signs of Embryo Trouble, Nature 2012 492: 156-157 (2012)
- 3rd Place Poster Prize Recipient, Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Retreat in Asilomar, CA (2012)
- Poster Prize Winner, Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting (2012)
- First Prize for Technical Achievement in Video, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) (2011)
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Post-Doctoral Fellowship, NIH/NICHD (2007-2010)
- John Spangler Nicholas Dissertation Award, Yale University (2006)
Publications
- Dynamic blastomere behaviour reflects human embryo ploidy by the four-cell stage. Nat Commun. 2012: 1251
- An antibody against SSEA-5 glycan on human pluripotent stem cells enables removal of teratoma-forming cells. Nat Biotechnol. 2011; (9): 829-34
- AKT controls human first trimester trophoblast cell sensitivity to FAS-mediated apoptosis by regulating XIAP expression. Biol Reprod. 2010; (1): 146-52
- Parthenogenic blastocysts derived from cumulus-free in vitro matured human oocytes. PLoS One. 2010; (6): e10979
- Instructing an embryonic stem cell-derived oocyte fate: lessons from endogenous oogenesis. Endocr Rev. 2009; (3): 264-83
- Isolation and characterization of pluripotent human spermatogonial stem cell-derived cells. Stem Cells. 2009; (1): 138-49
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