Coordinate/Supervise

BSCI330 Cell Biology and Physiology Lab
BSCI451 Mammalian Systems Physiology Laboratory

Research Interests

I am interested in the evolution of growth and development. My latest work is focused on hypoxia and embryonic hematopoiesis in cave- and surface fish of the species Astyanax mexicanus. My previous work focused on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of development during spermiogenesis in the waterfern Marsilea vestita, mostly involving RNA-binding proteins and RNA localization. My start in science was in plant sciences, focusing on root growth and development in relation to the environment.

Education

• Ph.D., Biological Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2001
• M.Sc., Biology, Universiteit Utrecht, 1995
• B.Sc., Botany, Internationale Hogeschool Larenstein-Wageningen, 1992