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Claudia Vasquez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Washington. She completed her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees at Brandeis University in 2010, followed by a PhD in 2015 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on understanding the molecular physical mechanisms cells utilize to build organs, taking a multidisciplinary approach that includes quantitative light microscopy, genetics, and biochemistry. Claudia's lab is specifically developing the renal system in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) as a model for organogenesis, examining how cells change shape and dimensions during tissue development and how they integrate features to form complex three-dimensional structures. Her work addresses central questions regarding cellular adaptation and dynamics in response to developmental cues. She has received several honors, including the Presidential Membership Initiative from the Genetics Society of America in 2023 and the ASAPBio Fellow in 2021.
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