Dr. Deborah Yelon

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Biography

Deborah Yelon received her Ph.D. in 1996 from Harvard University, where she conducted research on T cell development under the guidance of Leslie Berg. She began her research on heart development in zebrafish as a Life Sciences Research Foundation postdoctoral fellow with Didier Stainier at the University of California, San Francisco. Yelon was a faculty member at the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine at New York University School of Medicine from 2000 to 2009. Her research has focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms that specify the size, shape, and attributes of cardiac chambers, utilizing zebrafish as an experimental model. She has received several prestigious awards for her work, including the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award and the American Heart Association Established Investigator Award.

Research Interests

Organogenesis Heart Development Cardiac Morphogenesis Zebrafish Models Congenital Heart Disease Regenerative Medicine Tissue Engineering

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).