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St Johnston group members

Professor Daniel St Johnston, FRS, FMedSci
Professor of Developmental Genetics
Group Leader, Gurdon Institute
Areas of Interest:
mRNA Localisation and the origin of polarity in Drosophila
Dr Ed Allgeyer
Postdoc
Dr Jia Chen
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dr Helene Doerflinger
Research Associate
Public Engagement Manager
Ciara Doody
Postgraduate Student
Xiaoli He
Senior Research Laboratory Technician
Dr Dmitry Nashchekin
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dr Jenny Richens
Lab Manager
Dr George Sirinakis
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Mihoko Tame
Postdoctoral Research Associate

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