INSTITUTO DE NEUROBIOLOGÍA, UNAM
Alfredo Varela-Echavarría
avarela@unam.mx
UNAM
SLUG REGENERATION
Employing experimental biology, molecular biology, and genomic approaches we study the mechanisms of regeneration in garden slugs.
OUR RESEARCH
With morphological, cellular, and bioinformatics methods, we study cell plasticity, stem cell biology, and the mechanisms of regeneration in land slugs.
With our original methods and resources such as the SlugAtlas we made the globally dispersed slug Deroceras laeve an accessible experimental model.
We also sequenced the genome of this species (SlugGenome) to use it as reference in our studies.
Moreover, since we suspect that microorganisms affect regeneration we characterized the microbiome of this slug.
Visit here SlugAtlas: A histological and anatomical resource of land slugs
Visit here SlugGenome: The chromosome-level genome assembly of Deroceras laeve
Explore here SlugMicrobiome: The consortium of microbes that live in Deroceras laeve
OUR GROUP
Alfredo Varela-Echavarría
Senior Researcher
(Investigador Titular C)
avarela@unam.mx
phone: (52) 442-238-1032
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2597-8318
I have a degree in Biology from the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL) and a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. I carried out postdoctoral work in developmental neurobiology at Guy´s Hospital of the University of London.
I also performed sabbatical research at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH) and in the Biology Department of Duke University. I am currently a tenured Senior Researcher (Investigador Titular “C”) at the Institute of Neurobiology (INB-UNAM).
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Jerónimo Miranda-Rodríguez
Associate Researcher
(Investigador Asociado C)
jero.miranda.rod@gmail.com
phone: (52) 442-238-1032
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2775-6719
I have a degree in Genomic Sciences and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the National University of Mexico (UNAM). I did a post-doc at the Helmholtz Zentrum in Münich where I worked in
zebrafish lateral line development and regeneration. I am currently an Associate Researcher (Investigador Asociado C) at the Institute of Neurobiology (INB-UNAM).
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Carlos Lozano-Flores
Lab Tecnician
(Técnico Académico)
lozancarlos@yahoo.com
phone: (52) 442-238-1032
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2597-8318
I hold a B.Sc. degree in Biology and an M.Sc. in Biochemistry. I carry out lab work to support the groups’s research with experimental biology and molecular biology procedures.
My teaching activities include B.Sc. courses on physicochemistry at ENES-Juriquilla and practical exercises for M.Sc. and Ph.D. students at the Institute of Neurobiology (INB-UNAM).
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Flor C. Alcántar Aguirre
Posdoctoral Fellow
florcitlallyalcantar@gmail.com
Sergio F. Cornelio Martínez
Posdoctoral Fellow
sergfrancorn@outlook.es
Wilbert Gutiérrez Sarmiento
Posdoctoral Fellow
wilbertgtzs@gmail.com
Jessica Trujillo Barrientos
Ph.D. Student
jess.trujillo2@gmail.com
Diego A. Brito Domínguez
M.Sc. Student
snaiptrick@gmail.com
Alfonso J. Benítez Arteaga
M.Sc. Student
alfonsojavier712@gmail.com
RESOURCES
PROTOCOLS
Methods we have developed that might interest you.
SLUG REGENERATION
A page with interesting information about slugs and the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the regeneration of its tissues and organs.
slug genome
We built a chromosome-level assemby of the genome of the slug Deroceras laeve to be used for regeneration research and in other fields.
OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR GROUP
We seek motivated undergrads and graduate students to carry out exciting and innovative research projects on regeneration with experimental and bioinformatic approaches. Full graduate scholarships can be obtained by qualifying students admitted to our programs.
Opportunities also exist for postdoctoral fellows applying for support of DGAPA-UNAM and CONACYT.
Contact us!
RNA DNA
Alfredo Varela-Echavarría
GENOMICS OF REGENERATION
avarela@unam.mx
