Andrea N. Ladd, Ph.D. Assistant Staff Department of Cell Biology Lerner Research Institute / NC10 9500 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44195 Tel.: (216) 445-3870 Fax: (216) 444-9404 ladda@ccf.org

Area of General Research Interest

Pre-mRNA alternative splicing regulation in vertebrate heart and muscle development

Current Program

• Investigating pre-mRNA alternative splicing events during heart development
• Using chick embryos to explore the role of alternative splicing regulators during heart development
• Using transgenic mouse models to investigate the role of CELF proteins in heart and skeletal muscle

Investigators

• Kyle Brimacombe, B.A., Research Technician
• Dara Berger, Ph.D, Postdoctora Fellow
• Fulvia Terenzi, Ph.D, Research Associate