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Prof Roberto Mayor
Professor of Developmental and Cellular Neurobiology
Cell & Developmental Biology
Div of Biosciences
- Joined UCL
- 1st Jan 2004
Research summary
The primary aim of our research group is to elucidate the mechanism that underlies the development of the Neural Crest. We would like to know how Neural Crest cells acquire their identity within the ectoderm and how their migration and differentiation is controlled.
Education
- Universidad de Chile
- , | 1990
- Universidad de Chile
- , | 1986
Biography
Prof Roberto Mayor is a Professor of Developmental and Cellular Neurobiology
He was named International Scholar of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). He is a member of the editorial board of Development and Developmental Dynamics and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Developmental Biology. He was founder and president of the Latin American Society of Developmental Biology (LASDB)