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| Name |
| Freitas, Renata |
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| E-Mail |
| renata_freitas@hotmail.com |
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| Master Degree |
| Biological Sciences |
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| About the PhD |
| Field of Research |
| Evolution and Development |
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| Thesis Title |
| Hoxd genes and the fin to limb transition. |
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| Supervisor(s) |
| Martin J Cohn |
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| Co-Supervisor(s) |
| Pedro Rodrigues |
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| University |
| ICBAS (Portugal)/University of Reading (UK) |
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| Laboratory |
| University of Reading, University of Florida |
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| Date of Thesis Defence |
| 2006-12-14 |
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| Relevant Publications |
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| Freitas R., Zhang G.J. & Cohn M.J. 2006. Evidence that the mechanisms of fin development evolved in the midline of early vertebrates. Nature. Aug 31; 442(7106): 1033-1037. |
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| Freitas R. & Cohn M.J. 2006. Genomic regulation of Hox collinearity. Developmental Cell. Review. 10(1):8-9. |
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| Freitas R., Albert J.S., Evans D.H. & Cohn M.J. 2006. Developmental origin of shark electrosensory organs. Evolution & Development. 8:1, 74?80. |
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| Freitas R. & Cohn M.J. 2004. Analyses of EphA4 in the lesser spotted catshark identifies a primitive gnathostome expression pattern and reveals co-option during evolution of shark-specific morphology. Development Genes and Evolution. 214:466-472. |
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| Freitas R., Zhang G.J. & Cohn M.J. 2007. Biphasic Hoxd gene expression in shark paired fins reveals an ancient origin of the distal limb domain. Plos One. Aug 15;2(1):e754. |
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Program financially supported by
the National Foundation for
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