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Flora Rutaganira uses choanoflagellates—the closest living single-celled relatives of animals—to study the origin of animal cell communication. She applies chemical, genetic, and cell biological tools to probe choanoflagellate cell-cell communication and its implications for understanding animal cell signaling and the origin of multicellularity in animals.
Stanford University • Stanford, CA
Conducts research on choanoflagellates to study cell communication in the context of the evolution of multicellularity.
The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.