ZFIN Person: Christie, Tara

ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-030930-1

ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-030930-1

Christie, Tara

Email:	chrsttl@ucalgary.ca
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Affiliation:
Address:	Smooth Muscle Research Group Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Calgary 3330 Hospital Drive NW Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1 Canada
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Phone:	(403) 220-8277
Fax:	(403) 270-2211
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BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

B.Sc.(distinction),University of Manitoba, Zoology (1999)
M.Sc., University of Manitoba, Zoology-Developmental Molecular Biology (2003)
Thesis topic: The cloning and characterization of a zebrafish cardiovascular conexin, zfCx45.6. (advisor Dr. G. Valdimarsson, MB)

Present: PhD candidate, University of Calgary
Thesis topic: A proteomic approach to the study of signalling pathways involved in zebrafish blood vessel development. (advisor Dr. S. Childs)

PUBLICATIONS

Christie, T.L., Carter, A., Rollins, E.L., and Childs, S.J. (2010) Syk and Zap-70 function redundantly to promote angioblast migration. Developmental Biology. 340(1):22-29

Christie, T.L., Starovic-Subota, O., and Childs, S. (2006) Zebrafish collapsin response mediator protein (CRMP)-2 is expressed in developing neurons. Gene expression patterns : GEP. 6(2):193-200

Christie, T.L., Mui, R., White, T.W., and Valdimarsson, G. (2004) Molecular cloning, functional analysis, and RNA expression analysis of connexin45.6: a zebrafish cardiovascular connexin. American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology. 286(5):H1623-1632

Christie, T.L. (2004) Molecular cloning, functional analysis, and RNA expression analysis of ZFCX45.6 a zebrafish cardiovascular connexin. Master's Thesis.

Cheng, S., Christie, T., and Valdimarsson, G. (2003) Expression of connexin48.5, connexin44.1, and connexin43 during zebrafish (Danio rerio) lens development. Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists. 228(4):709-715

NON-ZEBRAFISH PUBLICATIONS