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Ahna Skop | |
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Born | 1972[1] New Haven, Connecticut |
Occupation | Professor of Genetics |
Academic background | |
Education | Syracuse University: B.S. Biology (1994)
University of Wisconsin-Madison: Ph.D. Cellular and Molecular Biology (2000) UC Berkeley: Post Doctorate Work |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin Madison |
Thesis | Studies on cleavage plane orientation and daughter cell separation in Caenorhabditis elegans (2000) |
Doctoral advisor | John G. White |
Other advisors | Barbara Meyer, Rebecca Heald |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Cell Biologist |
Sub-discipline | Artist |
Institutions | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Ahna Renee Skop is an American geneticist, artist, and a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is known for her research on the mechanisms underlying asymmetric cell division, particularly the importance of the midbody in this process.