Florentine Rutaganira

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and of Developmental Biology

Bio

Dr. Rutaganira uses choanoflagellates—the closest living single-celled relatives to animals—to study the origin of animal cell communication. Dr. Rutaganira applies chemical, genetic, and cell biological tools to probe choanoflagellate cell-cell communication, with implications for understanding not only animal cell signaling, but also the origin of multicellularity in animals.

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor, Biochemistry
Assistant Professor, Developmental Biology
Member, Bio-X
Faculty Fellow, Sarafan ChEM-H

Honors & Awards

Hanna Gray Faculty Fellow, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Investigator, CZ Biohub

2023-24 Courses

Independent Studies
- Graduate Research
  MI 399 (Aut, Spr, Sum)
- Graduate Research and Special Advanced Work
  BIOC 399 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Out-of-Department Graduate Research
  BIO 300X (Aut, Sum)

Stanford Advisees

Doctoral Dissertation Reader (AC)
Cindy Sandoval Espinoza, Ali Wilkening
Doctoral Dissertation Advisor (AC)
Maria Nguyen, Jia Zheng Woo

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