Ambystoma Community:

People Area of Research
Melissa Gibbs, Ph.D.  
Stetson University  
Assistant Professor Education
Director, Aquatic and Marine Biology Program  
(386) 822-8172  
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David Shook, Ph.D.  
University of Virginia Research
Research Scientist (morphogenesis)
434 243 2596 (lab)  
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Julie Drawbridge, Ph.D.  
Rider University Education & Research
Professor (cell migration during pronephric organogenesis)
609-895-5428  
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Bernd Fritzsch, Ph.D.; Fellow AAAS  
University of Iowa  
DEO, Department of Biology Research
319-353-2969 (genomic expression analysis)
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Spencer M. Mass, MD  
SUNY New Paltz Education & Research
Developmental Biology Laboratory (xenoestrogen embryo toxicology and regeneration research)
845-257-3678  
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Stéphane Roy, Ph.D.  
Université de Montréal Research
Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry (molecular mechanisms regulating limb regeneration)
514-343-6111 ext 1780  
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Craig Crews, Ph.D.  
Yale University Research
Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology (importance of the regenerating epidermis during limb regeneration)
203-432-9364  
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Heather Eisthen  
Michigan State University Research
Department of Zoology (neurobiology and behavior)
517-353-1953   
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Ellen Chernoff, Ph.D.  
IUPUI Research
Developmental Biology (spinal cord and limb regeneration)
317-274-0591  
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Brian C. Ring, Ph.D.  
Valdosta State University  
Associate Professor Education
229-249-4841  
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Frank W. Grasso, Ph.D.  
Brooklyn College, CUNY Education & Research
Associate Professor (undergraduate students conduct behavioral experiments)
718-951-5000 x 6020  
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Richard Gordon, Ph.D.  
University of Manitoba Research
Professor (Google Embryo)
(204) 789-3828  
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Michelle L. McWhorter, Ph.D.  
Wittenberg University Education
Assistant Professor  
937-327-6483  
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Chester R. Figiel, Jr., PhD  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research
Warm Springs Fish Technology Center (cryopreservation of sperm for Ambystoma salamanders)
Supervisory Fish Biologist  
706-655-3382 ext. 1244  
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Ralph A. Sorensen, Ph.D.  
Gettysburg College Education
Professor  
717-337 – 6168  
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Moshe Khurgel, Ph.D.  
Bridgewater College Education & Research
Assistant Professor  
540-515-3767  
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James N. MacLeod, VMD, Ph.D.  
University of Kentucky  
Gluck Equine Research Center Research
Department of Veterinary Science (joint development and articular cartilage repair questions)
859- 218-1099  
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William H. Donahue, Ph.D.  
St. John's College, Santa Fe  
Director of Laboratories Education
505-984-6452  
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Thomas Diekwisch, D.M.D., Ph.D.  
UIC College of Dentistry  
Professor& Head, Dept. of Oral Biology Research
Director, Brodie Lab for Craniofacial Genetics (tooth development)
Allan G. Brodie Endowed Chair for Orthodontic Research  
312-413-9683  
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Jonathan Slack, Ph.D.  
University of Minnesota Education & Research
Stem Cell Institute  
612-625-0602  
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Andrew Johnson, Ph.D.  
University of Nottingham  
Associate Professor Research
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences (early development and identify conserved developmental pathways)
+44 0115 8230366  
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Panagiotis A. Tsonis, Ph.D.  
University of Dayton  
Professor Research
Director, Center for Tissue Regeneration and Engineering at Dayton (TREND)  
937-229-2579  
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James Hanken, Ph.D.  
Harvard University Research
Dept. of Organismic & Evolutionary Biology (craniofacial developmental biology and evolution; map embryonic origins of the bony skull and shoulder girdle)
Professor  
Director, Museum of Comparative Zoology  
617-495-2496  
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Jessica Bolker, Ph.D.  
University of New Hampshire Education
Department of Biological Sciences  
Associate Director, Shoals Marine Laboratory 603-862-0071  
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Malcolm Maden, Ph.D.  
University of Florida  
Professor Research
Dept. of Biology & UF Genetics Institute (the controls of limb regeneration, skin regeneration, spinal cord regeneration and brain regeneration)
352-392-5856 or 352-273-7875  
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Katia Del Rio-Tsonis, Ph.D.  
Miami University Education
Professor  
513-529-3128  
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Tim Walston, Ph.D.  
Truman State University Research
Assistant Professor of Biology  
660-785-4017  
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Thomas Akre, Ph.D.  
Longwood University  
Associate Professor Education
Biological and Environmental Sciences  
434-395-2731  
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Kathryn Malody  
Hamline University  
Lab Manager & Instructor Education
651-523-3026  
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Robin Ikeda, Ph.D.  
Chaffey College  
Professor, Biology Education
909-652-6420  
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Brian Hyatt, Ph.D.  
Bethel University  
Co-chair, Dept. of Biological Sciences Education
Associate Professor  
651-638-6802  
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Erick Garcia Diaz de la Vega  
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Education & Research
(5255) 46-09-03-82  

 

Fun Facts

Why is the axolotl genome so large?

As a group, salamanders have larger genomes than the other amphibians.

It doesn’t appear that the axolotl has more genes than other vertebrates (Smith et al., 2009).

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