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Class of 2003
Name
Marques, Sara
E-Mail
saralomarques@gmail.com
1st Degree
Biology
About the PhD
Field of Research
Developmental Biology
Thesis Title
Signaling pathways involved in chamber fate assignment in the zebrafish heart
Supervisor(s)
Deborah Yelon/José Castro-Lopes
University
University of Porto
Laboratory
Yelon Lab, New York University
City
London
Country
UK
Date of Thesis Defence
2008-12-09
After the PhD (Current Situation)
Position
Research support coordinator
Institution
National Heart and Lung Institute - Imperial College of London
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London
Country
UK

Relevant Publications
Marques SR, Ramakrishnan C, Carzaniga R, Blagborough AM, Delves MJ, Talman AM, Sinden RE.
An essential role of the basal body protein SAS-6 in Plasmodium male gamete development and malaria transmission. Cellular Microbiology 2015 Feb;17(2):191-206.
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Delves MJ, Straschil U, Ruecker A, Miguel-Blanco C, Marques S, Dufour AC, Baum J, Sinden RE.
Routine in vitro culture of P. falciparum gametocytes to evaluate novel transmission-blocking interventions.
Nature Protocols. 2016 Sep;11(9):1668-80.
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Marques SR, Lee Y, Poss KD, Yelon D.
Reiterative roles for FGF signaling in the establishment of size and proportion of the zebrafish heart.
Dev Biol. 2008 Sep 15;321(2):397-406
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Marques SR, Yelon D.
Differential requirement for BMP signaling in atrial and ventricular lineages establishes cardiac chamber proportionality.
Dev Biol. 2009 Apr 15;328(2):472-82.
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Sinden RE, Talman A, Marques SR, Wass MN, Sternberg MJ.
The flagellum in malarial parasites.
Curr Opin Microbiol. 2010 Aug;13(4):491-500.
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Publications
Talman AM, Lacroix C, Marques SR, Blagborough AM, Carzaniga R, Ménard R, Sinden RE.
PbGEST mediates malaria transmission to both mosquito and vertebrate host.
Mol Microbiol. 2011 Oct;82(2):462-74.
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Delves MJ, Ruecker A, Straschil U, Leliévre J, Marques S, López-Barragán MJ, Herreros E, Sinden RE. Male and female P. falciparum mature gametocytes show different responses to antimalarial drugs. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Apr 29.
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Talman AM, Prieto JH, Marques S, Ubaida-Mohien C, Lawniczak M, Wass MN, Xu T, Frank R, Ecker A, Stanway RS, Krishna S, Sternberg MJ, Christophides GK, Graham DR, Dinglasan RR, Yates JR 3rd, Sinden RE.
Proteomic analysis of the Plasmodium male gamete reveals the key role for glycolysis in flagellar motility. Malar J. 2014 Aug 13;13:315.
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Miguel-Blanco C, Lelièvre J, Delves MJ, Bardera AI, Presa JL, López-Barragán MJ, Ruecker A, Marques S, Sinden RE, Herreros E.
Imaging-based high-throughput screening assay to identify new molecules with transmission-blocking potential against Plasmodium falciparum female gamete formation.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015;59(6):3298-305.
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de Pater E, Clijsters L, Marques SR, Lin YF, Garavito-Aguilar ZV, Yelon D, Bakkers J.
Distinct phases of cardiomyocyte differentiation regulate growth of the zebrafish heart.
Development. 2009 May;136(10):1633-41.
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