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Ayelete Voskoboynik, PhD (she/her/hers)

Stanford University, United States

Ayelet Voskoboynik is an expert in the field of urochordate immunology and stem cell biology. Her studies greatly contribute to the development of the colonial chordate Botryllus schlosseri as a model organism.Ayelet led the Botryllus genome project and isolated BHF, the gene that encodes self/non-self and determines “graft” outcomes in this organism. She identified somatic and germline stem cell niches in Botryllus, and led a thorough cellular, molecular, and functional characterization of its immune system. Ayelet also led the assembly of the Botryllus embryogenesis and blastogenesis atlas and have compared the molecular programs of these two developmental pathways. Dr. Voskoboynik work has opened the door to a better understanding of the evolution of stem cell and immune cell properties during development, regeneration, transplantation, and aging.

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