Akle

GROUP LEADER NAME: Veronica Akle Alvarez, PhD

AFFILIATION: Universidad de los Andes, Bogota-Colombia

TEL:* 57 1 339-4949 X 3798

FAX:*

EMAIL:* v.akle@uniandes.edu.co, veroakle@gmail.com

WEB: in preparation

GROUP NAME / RESEARCH INTEREST IN FEW WORDS: Laboratory of Neuroscience and Circadian biology

SHORT SUMMARY OF RESEARCH INTEREST (MAX. 200 WORDS):

In my lab, we are interested in studying the effect of the circadian system in the normal physiology of systems and organisms. In particular, we study the effects of the circadian system in neurogenesis and cell cycle, the role that different exogenous agents might have on the intrinsic clock and thus, in behavior.

LIST OF UP TO FIVE RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS:

1-f-spondin/spon1b expression patterns in developing and adult zebrafish Akle V, Guelin E, Yu L, Brassard-Giordano H, Slack BE, Zhdanova IV. PLoS One. 2012;7(6):e37593. Epub 2012 Jun 29

2: Circadian modulation of neurogenesis in zebrafish -In preparation

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GROUP MEMBERS (NAME, POSITION, EMAIL):*

1- Daniel H. Mahecha Lopez, Estudiante de Medicina dh.mahecha25@uniandes.edu.co

2-David Alejandro Cabrera, Estudiante de Medicina, da.cabrera137@uniandes.edu.co

FISH FACILITIES (TYPE OF FISH SYSTEM/TANKS, CAPACITY, ETC.)* In process of acquiring a stand- alone system from Aquaneering, inc. with capacity for ~1000 fish. For now, I am growing babies in regular aquariums.

FISH LINES KEPT IN STOCK:* Wild-type AB line. Tg(spon1b:GFP)

OTHER EQUIPMENT RELATED TO ZEBRAFISH RESEARCH*

LAB EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES (RELATED TO ZEBRAFISH RESEARCH)*

Chronobiology

Neurogenesis

Extracellular matrix

Immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR, behavioral studies

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION:*

The laboratory is in blue-prints still. We hope to hve a fully functional facility in 4-6 months, but we have started to do research with simple resources. That is the beauty of our animal model.