Research groups
Tomoko Watanabe
PhD, MPhil, MA, BS
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Tomoko Received BSc in Genetics and Development from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA in 1996, earned MA, MPhil and PhD from the department of Genetics and Development in Columbia University, New York, USA where she worked on mouse embyronic kidney organogenesis. She joined the Professor Shankar Srinivas’ group in 2006 to study cell lineage in preimplantation mouse embryos, and lipid visualisation in early embryos, a collaborative project with the department of Engineering, Univ. of Oxford. Her current project focuses on role of PI3KC2A in peri-gastrulation embryos. She leads public engagement effort for the Srinivas group.
Recent publications
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Limited predictive value of blastomere angle of division in trophectoderm and inner cell mass specification.
Journal article
Watanabe T. et al, (2014), Development, 141, 2279 - 2288
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Multi-cellular rosettes in the mouse visceral endoderm facilitate the ordered migration of anterior visceral endoderm cells.
Journal article
Trichas G. et al, (2012), PLoS Biol, 10
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Dissection of embryonic mouse kidney, culture in vitro, and imaging of the developing organ
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Costantini F. et al, (2011), Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, 6
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Long-term imaging of mouse embryos using adaptive harmonic generation microscopy.
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Thayil A. et al, (2011), J Biomed Opt, 16
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Characterisation of the dynamic behaviour of lipid droplets in the early mouse embryo using adaptive harmonic generation microscopy.
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Watanabe T. et al, (2010), BMC Cell Biol, 11