PI:

Dr David E.K. Ferrier
(e-mail dekf@st-andrews.ac.uk)

Biography:

2017 – present: Reader in Biology, and Deputy Director of The Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, UK

2015 – 2017: Senior Lecturer in Biology. The Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, UK

2012 – 2015: Lecturer in Biology. The Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, UK

2007 – 2012: RCUK Fellow in Marine Biology. The Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, UK

2003-2007: Departmental Lecturer in Animal Diversity
Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK

1999-2003: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the lab of Prof. Peter Holland
University of Reading, UK

1997-1998: EC Marie Curie TMR Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Dr. Jordi Garcia-Fernàndez
University of Barcelona, Spain

1991-1995: PhD and
1995-1996: Wellcome Research Associate with Prof. Michael Akam
University of Cambridge, UK

Present group members:

Dr Nuria P Torres-Aguila

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

(e-mail: npta1@st-andrews.ac.uk)

Research: Diversification of TCF family genes

Biography:

2020 – present: Postdoctoral research fellow, University of St Andrews, UK.

2016-2019: PhD in Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Spain; in agreement with ‘Vall d’Hebron’ Research institute (VHIR) and ‘Fundació Docència i Recerca Mútuta Terrassa’ (FMT).

PhD project: Massive genetic studies in ischemic stroke: factors of risk and outcome (Supervisor: Dr Israel Fernandez-Cadenas).

2015-2016: Specialized technician in charge of laboratory cultures of marine chordates and microalgae in Dr. Albalat and Dr. Cañestro’s laboratory.

2014-2015: Master in Genetics and Genomics, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Spain.

Honours project: Genetic analysis of the developmental alterations of Oikopleura dioica caused by toxins produced in the blooms of diatoms associated with the global warming (Co-supervisors: Prof Ricard Albalat & Dr Cristian Cañestro).

2010-2014: Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Spain.

Honours project: Study of the production and toxicity of mircoalgae during the culture of Oikopleura dioica (Co-supervisors: Prof Ricard Albalat & Dr Cristian Cañestro).

 

Miss Madeleine Aase-Remedios

PhD student

(e-mail: mear2@st-andrews.ac.uk)

Research: The role of gene and genome duplications in animal evolution.

Biography:

2018 – present: PhD, University of St Andrews

2014 – 2018: BSc Hons. Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh

Honours project: Statistical analysis of incisor abnormalities and late-life fitness in wild Soay sheep.

2017: BBSRC EASTBIO REP summer internship, University of St Andrews. Metazoa-wide survey of SINE/Six gene family of homeobox transcription factors

 

Past group members:

• Dr Shunsuke Sogabe (postdoc)
• Dr Thomas Barton-Owen (Phd and postdoc)
• Dr Morag Clinton (PhD student)
• Miss Emily Brand (undergraduate)
• Miss Sophie Pedersen (undergraduate)
• Miss Rebekka Uhl (undergraduate)
• Mr Laurane Lesourd (visiting student)
• Miss Linjie Kong (undergraduate)
• Miss Rhanna Rankin (undergraduate)
• Miss Juliette Hamon (visiting student)
• Miss Madeleine Aase-Remedios (BBSRC-EASTBIO undergraduate intern)
• Dr Simon Dailey (PhD student)
• Dr Clara Coll Llado (PhD student)
• Dr Myles Garstang (PhD student and Research Fellow)
• Dr Réka Szabó (PhD student)
• Dr Olivia Mendivil Ramos (PhD student)
• Mr Peter Harrison (undergraduate)
• Miss Hannah Taylor (undergraduate)
• Mr Nathan Leonard (undergraduate)
• Mr Robbie Neilson (undergraduate)
• Miss Alice Dean (undergraduate)
• Mr Fraser Cameron (undergraduate)
• Mr Johnathan Demmer (visiting student)
• Dr Ana Sara Monteiro (postdoc)
• Dr Natalia Korchagina (postdoc)
• Dr Thomas Butts (PhD student)
• Dr Peter Osborne (PhD student)
• Dr Carmel McDougall (PhD student)
• Dr Jerome Hui (PhD student)
• Mr Suleyman Kuyumcu (visiting student)
• Mr Jolyon Troschianko (Masters student)
• Miss Mitashi Singh (Masters student)
• Miss Réka Szabo (undergraduate)
• Miss Sarah Miles (undergraduate)
• Mr Jonathan Tobin (undergraduate)
• Mr David Bruce (undergraduate)