Kafatos:Lawniczak, Mara

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Mara Lawniczak Kafatos/Christophides Lab 6th Floor SAF Building Division of Cell & Molecular Biology South Kensington Campus London, SW7 2AZ UK m.lawniczak#imperial,ac,uk (antispam: #→@ ,→.) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7594 3919 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7584 2056

education
University of California, Davis. Ph.D. in Population Biology. 2000- 2004. Advisor: Dr. David Begun.

University of Texas, Austin. First year Ph.D. program in Integrative Biology. 1999-2000. Advisor: Dr. James Bull.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Bachelor of Science with High Honors in Biology. 1993-1997. Advisor: Dr. Philip Myers.

previous appointments
University College London. BBSRC funded postdoctoral researcher. 2004- 2006. Advisor: Dr. Tracey Chapman.

publications

1. Lawniczak MK and Begun DJ. Molecular population genetics of female-expressed mating-induced serine proteases in Drosophila melanogaster. Mol Biol Evol. 2007 Sep;24(9):1944-51. DOI:10.1093/molbev/msm122 |
2. Lawniczak MK, Barnes AI, Linklater JR, Boone JM, Wigby S, and Chapman T. Mating and immunity in invertebrates. Trends Ecol Evol. 2007 Jan;22(1):48-55. DOI:10.1016/j.tree.2006.09.012 |
3. Lawniczak MK and Begun DJ. A QTL analysis of female variation contributing to refractoriness and sperm competition in Drosophila melanogaster. Genet Res. 2005 Oct;86(2):107-14. DOI:10.1017/S0016672305007755 |
4. Lawniczak MK and Begun DJ. A genome-wide analysis of courting and mating responses in Drosophila melanogaster females. Genome. 2004 Oct;47(5):900-10. DOI:10.1139/g04-050 |