People
Principal Investigator
Igor Schneider
Principal Investigator
Ph.D., University of Iowa, USA
email: igors@lsu.edu
In recent years, my interests shifted from limb EvoDevo to the evolution of regeneration. My current research aims at exploiting the diversity of animal life to understand how regeneration evolves and to identify conserved and derived mechanisms of regeneration. I have been combining the robustness of established model species (axolotl and zebrafish) with emerging models such as lugfish and Polypterus, to study fin and tail/spinal cord regeneration.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Josane Sousa
Ph.D., University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
I am a biologist with a PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology. My work has focused on understanding the molecular pathways involved in the alterations of cell identity and plasticity in the contexts of pre-malignant and malignant lesions and tissue regeneration. Currently I am interested in studying the molecular circuitry of cell signaling pathways and the gene regulatory network activated during complex structure regeneration. For this, I am working on the characterization of fin regeneration in highly regenerative fish species such as the axolotl, the West African lungfish and the Senegal bichir.
Ph.D. Candidates
Gabriela Lima
M.S., Universidade Federal do Para, Brazil
I have always been fascinated by evolution, development, and regeneration of the vertebrate appendages. I have a master’s degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology. I am currently interested in understanding the evolution of molecular mechanisms of regeneration in vertebrates, using the Senegal bichir as my study organism.
Undergraduate Researchers
Cloe Flanagan
I am an undergraduate student at LSU. My major is biological sciences with a focus on pre-med. I have always been fascinated with regeneration, and more specifically, heart regeneration. I work with lungfish and the Senegal bichir, studying their regenerative propertie.
Alyssa Daspit