Laboratory of Neural Crest and Enteric Nervous System Development
THE URIBE LAB!
Dr. Rosa Uribe, Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor
CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research
rosa.uribe@rice.edu
Rice Biosciences
MS 140
Houston, TX 77005
Dr. Uribe completed her doctoral degree at the University of Texas, Austin and her postdoctoral fellowship at California Institute of Technology. Dr. Uribe was recruited to join Rice University in 2017 through CPRIT and is a CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research. Since joining Rice, Dr. Uribe has established the Uribe lab and is now a National Science Foundation CAREER Awardee.
Assistant Professor
CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research
rosa.uribe@rice.edu
Rice Biosciences
MS 140
Houston, TX 77005
Dr. Uribe completed her doctoral degree at the University of Texas, Austin and her postdoctoral fellowship at California Institute of Technology. Dr. Uribe was recruited to join Rice University in 2017 through CPRIT and is a CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research. Since joining Rice, Dr. Uribe has established the Uribe lab and is now a National Science Foundation CAREER Awardee.
Adam Howard, Graduate Student
Research Interests: To enhance understanding of the microenvironmental and cellular mechanisms underlying vagal NCC migration |
Eileen Singleton
Lab Manager and Fish Technician |
Phillip Baker, Graduate Student
Research Interests: My work seeks to broaden our understanding of the cellular mechanisms that mediate neuron patterning, morphological differentiation and early function of the neural circuitry within the vertebrate Enteric Nervous System |
Joshua Moore, Graduate Student
Research Interests: Spatial patterning and neurogenesis of the Enteric Nervous System |
James Tallman, Research Specialist
Research Interests: Neural crest and neuroblastoma |
Rodrigo Ibarra, Graduate Student
Research Interests: Neural crest and neuroblastoma |
Lucia Rivas, Graduate Student
Research Interests: Enteric Nervous System Maturation
Research Interests: Enteric Nervous System Maturation
Akshaya Venkatesh, Undergraduate Researcher
Research Interests: Enteric Nervous System Development |
Grayson Kotzur, Undergraduate Researcher
Research Interests: Neural Crest migration and proliferation |
Aaron Nguyen, Undergraduate Researcher
Research Interests: Neural Crest migration and specification |
Annika Nambiar, Undergraduate Researcher
Research Interests: Neuroblastoma |
Mignote Tadesse, Undergraduate Researcher
Research Interests: Enteric Nervous System development |
Margarita Nino, Undergraduate Researcher
Research Interests: Neural Crest specification |
Rodrigo Gonzales-Rojas, Undergraduate Researcher
Research Interests: Neuroblastoma and Neural Crest
Research Interests: Neuroblastoma and Neural Crest
Former Lab Members
-Martin Cheramie, Research Specialist. Now in Medical School.
-Ashley Tsang, Undergraduate researcher. Now doing Civic internships at Rice University.
-Avery Myers, Undergraduate researcher. Now doing ovarian cancer research at Baylor College of Medicine.
-Sage Simmons, Undergraduate Researcher. Now tech at UT Southwestern.
-Julia Corteguera, Undergraduate Researher. Now Post-Bac.
-Sarah Downing, Undergraduate Researcher. Now Research Supervisor in Biotech Startup.
-Jessa Westheimer, Undergraduate Researcher. Now applying to Grad schools!
Uribe lab Summer Student Jessa Westheimer describes her Summer 2019 lab learning experience as part of the Choose Development! Fellowship program!