Prof. Nancy H Hopkins
Professor of Biology, Emerita
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Developmental Biology: Zebrafish Developmental Genetics
Application of Large-Scale Forward Genetics in Zebrafish, Danio rerio, to Study Development and Function, Particularly in the Nervous System
Developing Insertional Mutagenesis in Zebrafish to Identify Genes that Specify Early Developmental Processes
Use of Retroviral Vectors as Insertional Mutagens
Biological Oceanography
Application of Large-Scale Forward Genetics in Zebrafish, Danio rerio, to Study Development and Function, Particularly in the Nervous System
Developing Insertional Mutagenesis in Zebrafish to Identify Genes that Specify Early Developmental Processes
Use of Retroviral Vectors as Insertional Mutagens
Biological Oceanography
Research Summary
Professor Hopkins studies identification of genes essential for early development in zebrafish, and the role of these genes in longevity and cancer predisposition in adult fish.
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Projects
November 30, 2021
MIT Future Founders Initiative
Principal Investigators Sangeeta Bhatia , Susan Hockfield , Nancy Hopkins
September 23, 1999Department of BiologyInsertional Mutagenesis in Zebrafish
Principal Investigator Nancy Hopkins