Andrea Münsterberg
Principal investigator
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Professor of developmental biology
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Obtained German diploma (biology) from University of Heidelberg in 1988, PhD from MRC NIMR (Mill Hill, London) in Prof Robin Lovell-Badge's lab in 1992, HFSPO post-doctoral fellow and MDA post-doctoral at Harvard Medical School USA in 1992-1996, Lecturer and Principal Investigator at University of Dundee in 1996-1997, Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow at University of Dundee in 1997-2001, Senior Lecturer at University of East Anglia in 2001-2006, Reader at University of East Anglia in 2006-2010, Professor at University of East Anglia 2010-present.
gi fay (geoffrey) mok
senior post-doctoral researcher
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bbsrc-funded
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Obtained PhD from University of Nottingham in Dr Dylan Sweetman and Prof Keith Campbell's lab looking at FGF and RA signalling in embryonic limb myogenesis. Joined Münsterberg lab in 2013 to work on role of microRNAs in skeletal myogenesis in chick somites - focussing on chromatin remodelling factors and SHH signalling. Now studying anterior-posterior development using whole-genome NGS approaches.
sujith sebastian
senior post-doctoral researcher
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mrc-funded
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Joined the Münsterberg lab in 2017 from previous post-doctoral role at Loughbrough University and University of Nottingham. Sujith works on the role of the primary cilia in muscle regeneration in the mouse.
shannon weldon
phd student
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bbsrc dtp
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Shannon joined the Münsterberg lab to work on somite patterning using RNA and ATAC-sequencing approaches. Co-supervisors include Dr Grant Wheeler (UEA), Dr Gi Fay Mok (UEA), Dr Iain Macaulay (Earlham Institute) and Dr Wilfried Haerty (Earlham Institute).
sophie stephenson
phd student
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bhf​
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Sophie joined the M​ünsterberg lab to work on the rold of Fst in cardiac progenitor cells in the chick embryo using molecular and imaging approaches. Sophie previously obtained her BSc and MSc in Molecular Medicine at UEA. Co-supervisor includes Dr Tim Grocott (UEA).
victor martinez-heredia
research technician
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mrc-funded​
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Victor obtained his BSc in Valencia prior to Erasmus placement at the University of Dundee. He continued onto a research technician role working on molecular biology in plants prior to joining the Münsterberg lab to work on the role of the primary cilia in muscle regeneration in mouse.
emily smith
mres student
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Emily obtained her BSc in Biological Sciences at UEA prior to starting her MRes in the Münsterberg lab looking at cis-regulatory elements in somite development in the chick.