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NEUROBIOLOGY

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ABOUT

Our laboratory uses the sea cucumber, Holothuria glaberrima, as a model system to study different aspects of organogenesis and regeneration as well as comparative neuronal anatomy and evolution. Sea cucumbers, which comprise the group Holothurians, are coelomate organisms of the phylum Echinodermata. They are closely related to chordates but, in contrast to chordates, exhibit an impressive ability to regenerate complex structures. In Holothurians, the regenerative process is evidenced following evisceration in which all major viscera are discarded. In H. glaberrima, regeneration of the intestine is completed in a 4-week period. Our overall goal is to use this model system to understand the process of organogenesis and how the multiplicity of cell types are generated and assembled into a functional organ.

Education

June 1985 - December 1985

Visiting Research Fellow

Department of Pharmacology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University

5-45 Yushima I-Chome, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113, Japan

November 1984 - May 1985

Visiting Research Fellow

Department of Physiology, Flinders Medical School

Bedford Park, 5042 South Australia, Australia

1981 - 1984

Postdoctoral Researcher

Institut d'Embryologie, CNRS et College de France

Nogent-sur-Marne, France

1976 - 1981

Graduate Degree (PhD)

Department of Physiology and Biophysics

Harvard University, Massachusetts, United States of America

1972 - 1976

Bachelor's Degree (B.Sc.)

University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

José E. García-Arrarás, PhD

Department of Biology

Julio García Díaz Building, JGD 220 

University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931 

Phone: (787) 764-0000 Ext. 88152

Email: jegarcia@hpcf.upr.edu

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For any inquiries, questions or interest in our research, please contact us through the following:

 

787-764-0000 Ext. 88152

 jegarcia@hpcf.upr.edu  (Dr. García-Arrarás)

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