Lund University, Sweden
Anita is a PhD student in the Molecular Neurogenetics group led by Johan Jakobsson at the Lund Univeristy Stem Cell Centre. She holds a Master's Degree in Molecular Biology from Lund University, Sweden. The Jakobsson's lab focuses on investigating the role of transposable elements (TEs), repetitive DNA sequences that have colonised the human genome throughout evolution, in human brain development and diseases. To address the challenges of studying TEs, Anita has been developing expertise in cutting-edge sequencing techonologies and epigenetic profiling methods, allowing for a multiomic investigation of these elements in human brain development and in neurodegenerative diseases. By using in vitro hiPSC-derived models and CRISPR editing technologies, her research focuses on understanding the role of TEs in these contexts.
EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE OF DEVELOPMENT AND REGENERATION
Thursday, June 12, 2025
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM HK Time
LINE-1 RETROTRANSPOSONS REGULATE THE EXIT OF HUMAN PLURIPOTENCY AND EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
Thursday, June 12, 2025
2:35 PM – 2:45 PM HK Time