Biography and Research Interest

Publications

Non-Zebrafish Publications

Patent:
Tavakoli, Sahar, Amy Wagers and Leonard Zon, Small molecules that enhance the muscle stem cell engraftment. U.S. Serial No.: 62/618,055; PCT/US19/13879.

Book Chapter:
Tavakoli, S., Rothschild, H., and Zon, L.I. (2017). Zebrafish as a Model for Human Diseases. eLS, 1-8.https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0005580.pub2

Research Article
1. Tavakoli, Sahar, Vivian Garcia, Eric Gähwiler, Isaac Adatto, Apoorva Rangan, Kathleen A Messemer, Sara Ashrafi Kakhki, Song Yang, Victoria S Chan, Margot E Manning, Haleh Fotowat, Yi Zhou, Leonard I Zon and Amy J Wagers. Zebrafish biomolecular screen uncovers inducers of skeletal muscle engraftment across species. Cell Rep. 2023 Apr 4;42(4):112365.
2. Tavakoli, S., Zhu, S., and Matsudaira, P. (2022). Cell clusters containing intestinal stem cells, line the zebrafish intestine intervillus pocket. Iscience 25, 104280.
3. Tabebordbar, M., Lagerborg, K.A., Stanton, A., King, E.M., Ye, S., Tellez, L., Krunnfusz, A., Tavakoli, S., Widrick, J.J., and Messemer, K.A. (2021). Directed evolution of a family of AAV capsid variants enabling potent muscle-directed gene delivery across species. Cell 184, 4919-4938. e4922.
4. Bhattacharya, D., Zhong, J., Tavakoli, S., Kabla, A., and Matsudaira, P. (2021). Strain maps characterize the symmetry of convergence and extension patterns during zebrafish gastrulation. Scientific reports 11, 1-12.
5. Weeks, O., Bossé, G.D., Oderberg, I.M., Akle, S., Houvras, Y., Wrighton, P.J., LaBella, K., Iversen, I., Tavakoli, S., and Adatto, I. (2020). Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder predisposes to metabolic abnormalities in adulthood. The Journal of clinical investigation 130, 2252-2269.