KRISTI WHARTON

The goal of the research in our laboratory is to understand how TGF-B signaling molecules facilitate the communication between cells. Cellular communication is essential to the proper manifestation of cell movements, growth, and differentiation during the development of multi-cellular organisms.

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Biography

EDUCATION
1978 A.B. Biology
School of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

1986 Ph.D. Biology
Yale University, New Haven, CT

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

1981 - 1986 Graduate Student
Biology Department
Yale University
Mentor: Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas

1986 - 1987 Postdoctoral Fellow
Biology Department
Yale University
Mentor: Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas

1987 Postdoctoral Fellow
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Crete, Greece
Mentors: Fotis Kafatos and Christos Louis

1988 - 1991 Postdoctoral Fellow
Cell and Developmental Biology
Harvard University
Mentor: William Gelbart

1991 - 1995 Assistant Professor (Research)
Division of Biology and Medicine
Department of Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology and Biochemistry
Brown University

1995 - 2001 Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences
Department of Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology and Biochemistry
Brown University

2000 - 2001 Manning Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology and Biochemistry
Brown University

2003 Department of Cell Biology
Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland
(sabbatical leave from Brown University, Spr 2003)

2001-present Associate Professor of Medical Sciences
Department of Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology and Biochemistry
Brown University

2010 Departement Genetique et Developpement
Institut de Genetique Humaine, CNRS Montpellier, France
(sabbatical leave from Brown University, Spr 2010)

2005 Elizabeth Leduc Award for Excellence in
Teaching in the Life Sciences

Curricum Vitae

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KRISTI WHARTON, PHD, MS
Associate Professor of Medical Science
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & Biochemistry
Phone: +1 401 863 1951
E-mail: Kristi_Wharton@Brown.EDU

Kristi Wharton's Brown Research URL:
http://research.brown.edu/myresearch/Kristi_Wharton

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