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The
Zaffran Lab
Genetics,
Patterning and Cardiac diseases
Inserm
UMR 910
Medical
Genetics & Functional Genomics
Faculte
de Medecine La Timone, Marseilles
Overview
The goal of our work is to
understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms that control the identity of
each cardiac chamber. We believe that our research will provide insights into
the genetic regulation of cardiac progenitor cells during early cardiogenesis
and to further identify novel candidate genes for diagnosis and therapy of
congenital heart disease.
About
Us
We work in "La Timone" School of
Medicine of Marseilles, in a research unit of the French Institute for Health
and Medical Research (Inserm)
and the University of Marseilles (Aix-Marseilles II).
Our research unit is called "Medical Genetics & Functional
Genomics". Our research is supported by the ANR and the AFM.
It is composed of 5 independent
teams headed by :
Laurent Villard - Genetics of mental retardation and cortical malformations.
Nicolas Levy - Genetics of neuromuscular
disorders and laminopathies.
Michael Mitchell -
Molecular genetics of spermatogenesis.
Stephane Zaffran –
Genetics, patterning and cardiovascular diseases.
Marc Jamon - Functional
genomics, behaviours and pathologies.
