PI:
Dr David E.K. Ferrier
(e-mail [email protected])
Biography:
2017 – present: Reader in Biology, and Deputy Director of The Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, UK
2015 – 2017: Senior Lecturer in Biology. The Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, UK
2012 – 2015: Lecturer in Biology. The Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, UK
2007 – 2012: RCUK Fellow in Marine Biology. The Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, UK
2003-2007: Departmental Lecturer in Animal Diversity
Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK
1999-2003: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the lab of Prof. Peter Holland
University of Reading, UK
1997-1998: EC Marie Curie TMR Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Dr. Jordi Garcia-Fernàndez
University of Barcelona, Spain
1991-1995: PhD and
1995-1996: Wellcome Research Associate with Prof. Michael Akam
University of Cambridge, UK
Present group members:
Dr Nuria P Torres-Aguila
(e-mail: [email protected])
Research: Diversification of TCF family genes
Biography:
2020 – present: Postdoctoral research fellow, University of St Andrews, UK.
2016-2019: PhD in Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Spain; in agreement with ‘Vall d’Hebron’ Research institute (VHIR) and ‘Fundació Docència i Recerca Mútuta Terrassa’ (FMT).
PhD project: Massive genetic studies in ischemic stroke: factors of risk and outcome (Supervisor: Dr Israel Fernandez-Cadenas).
2015-2016: Specialized technician in charge of laboratory cultures of marine chordates and microalgae in Dr. Albalat and Dr. Cañestro’s laboratory.
2014-2015: Master in Genetics and Genomics, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Spain.
Honours project: Genetic analysis of the developmental alterations of Oikopleura dioica caused by toxins produced in the blooms of diatoms associated with the global warming (Co-supervisors: Prof Ricard Albalat & Dr Cristian Cañestro).
2010-2014: Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Spain.
Honours project: Study of the production and toxicity of mircoalgae during the culture of Oikopleura dioica (Co-supervisors: Prof Ricard Albalat & Dr Cristian Cañestro).
PhD student
(e-mail: [email protected])
Research: The role of gene and genome duplications in animal evolution.
Biography:
2018 – present: PhD, University of St Andrews
2014 – 2018: BSc Hons. Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh
Honours project: Statistical analysis of incisor abnormalities and late-life fitness in wild Soay sheep.
2017: BBSRC EASTBIO REP summer internship, University of St Andrews. Metazoa-wide survey of SINE/Six gene family of homeobox transcription factors
Miss Anastasia EllisPhD student
(email: [email protected])
2020- present: BBSRC EASTBIO DTP PhD, University of St Andrews, UK
PhD title: ParaHox gene regulation in the chordates
2016-2020: BSc Biochemistry, University of St Andrews, UK
2018-2020: Laidlaw Scholar Undergraduate student
Past group members:
- Dr Shunsuke Sogabe (postdoc)
- Dr Thomas Barton-Owen (Phd and postdoc)
- Dr Morag Clinton (PhD student)
- Miss Emily Brand (undergraduate)
- Miss Sophie Pedersen (undergraduate)
- Miss Rebekka Uhl (undergraduate)
- Mr Laurane Lesourd (visiting student)
- Miss Linjie Kong (undergraduate)
- Miss Rhanna Rankin (undergraduate)
- Miss Juliette Hamon (visiting student)
- Miss Madeleine Aase-Remedios (BBSRC-EASTBIO undergraduate intern)
- Dr Simon Dailey (PhD student)
- Dr Clara Coll Llado (PhD student)
- Dr Myles Garstang (PhD student and Research Fellow)
- Dr Réka Szabó (PhD student)
- Dr Olivia Mendivil Ramos (PhD student)
- Mr Peter Harrison (undergraduate)
- Miss Hannah Taylor (undergraduate)
- Mr Nathan Leonard (undergraduate)
- Mr Robbie Neilson (undergraduate)
- Miss Alice Dean (undergraduate)
- Mr Fraser Cameron (undergraduate)
- Mr Johnathan Demmer (visiting student)
- Dr Ana Sara Monteiro (postdoc)
- Dr Natalia Korchagina (postdoc)
- Dr Thomas Butts (PhD student)
- Dr Peter Osborne (PhD student)
- Dr Carmel McDougall (PhD student)
- Dr Jerome Hui (PhD student)
- Mr Suleyman Kuyumcu (visiting student)
- Mr Jolyon Troschianko (Masters student)
- Miss Mitashi Singh (Masters student)
- Miss Réka Szabo (undergraduate)
- Miss Sarah Miles (undergraduate)
- Mr Jonathan Tobin (undergraduate)
- Mr David Bruce (undergraduate)