Erika Kague

Young Talent Researcher at University of Sao Paulo. Postdoctoral from University of Pennsylvnia. Doctorate in Genetics from University of São Paulo. Biology degree from Univesidade Estadual do Estado de São Paulo. Experience in the areas of Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics. Professional on genetic manipulation of zebrafish for functional studies and design of animal models to study human diseases. Present work involves study of zebrafish as an animal model for craniofacial malformations and other human diseases, and study and functional validation of human genetic variants previously identified through next generation sequencing. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)