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Professor Clare Baker received her B.A. in 1991 and PhD in 1995 from the University of Cambridge. Her research work has focused on the development and evolution of cranial neurogenic placodes and sensory systems. After postdoctoral research with Nicole Le Douarin in France, she spent six years at Caltech working with Marianne Bronner-Fraser, focusing on cranial neural crest cell development using the chick ophthalmic trigeminal placode model. Since returning to Cambridge in 2002, she has established her own research group, investigating various aspects of the development and evolution of the vertebrate peripheral sensory nervous system. Her lab utilizes a range of models, including tetrapods and various fish species, to study the evolutionary developmental biology of sensory organs. Currently, her research focuses on lateral line electroreceptors and their evolutionary origins in vertebrates, as well as the embryological roles of olfactory ensheathing glia. Baker's ongoing investigations involve the use of grafting techniques and genetic tracing to explore the processes of neural crest development and nerve repair mechanisms.
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