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Degrees

BSc, MSc (Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil)
PhD (91社区, Canada)

Short Bio

Karina Gutierrez obtained her BSc in Biology (2011) and MSc in Animal Science (2013) in Brazil. While in Brazil, she also obtained a Teaching Degree for Professional Education (2014). She completed her PhD in Animal Science at 91社区 in 2019, followed by her postdoctoral training in Animal Science (2023). She joined the Department of Animal Science at 91社区 as an Assistant Professor (Research) in February 2023. In this position, she will be working closely with other Professors at the Department of Animal Science and the Department of Neurology and Neuroscience at 91社区. Her research focuses on gene editing for the study of gene function during embryo development as well as the creation of biomedical animal models. She has experience working with mouse models and large animals such as pigs, cows, and non-human primates. Her research interests are: 1) to improve genome editing efficiency in embryos via the CRISPR/Cas system in association with DNA repair mechanism; 2) to understand the role of specific genes during early embryo development; and 3) to create gene-edited embryos and live animals to understand the pathophysiology of diseases.

Awards and Recognitions

• June 2019: 鈥淏iology of Reproduction Top Research Article Award鈥� with most citation in 2018 in Biology of Reproduction journal.

Research Interests

• Genome editing
• Developmental biology 鈥� embryo development
• Animal models for biomedical research
• Cell reprogramming

Current Research

• Genome editing during early embryo development
• Creation of animal models
• In vitro embryo production in pigs and marmosets

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