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Maria Barna is an Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics at Stanford University. She obtained her B.A. in Anthropology from New York University and her Ph.D. in Molecular Cellular Biology from Cornell University, Weill Graduate School of Medicine, where she conducted her thesis work under Dr. Lee Niswander at the Sloan Kettering Institute. After completing her doctoral studies, she was appointed as a UCSF Fellow through the Sandler Fellows program, supporting promising young scientists in establishing independent research. Barna has received numerous honors, including the Pew Scholar award, Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, and the Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award. Her research encompasses the intricate control of gene expression and cell signaling. By utilizing advanced techniques in mass spectrometry, computational biology, and genomics, her lab studies ribosome-mediated gene expression control during cellular differentiation and development. This research has expanded our understanding of ribosome heterogeneity and its influence on gene regulation. She has also developed innovative bioengineering tools to manipulate cellular interactions in vivo, aimed at exploring cell signaling and communication within developing organs.
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