Marjolein Carron

Phone: +32 (0) 933 13762
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5121-2711

​Principal Investigator

• Elfride De Baere
• Kris Vleminckx (co-promotor)

Projects

• Modeling of inherited retinal diseases in Xenopus tropicalis via Crispr-based technologies

Fields of Expertise

• Inherited retinal dystrophies
• CRISPR/Cas9
• Xenopus tropicalis

 Appointments

• 2017-present PhD fellow, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium

Awards and Honours

• 2019 Best oral student presentation, Société de Génétique Opthalmologique Francophone (SGOF) meeting, Ghent, Belgium

Degrees

• 2017 Master of Bioscience Engineering (major: Cell and Gene Biotechnology), Ghent University, Belgium

Lab Totem

Sensible ibis - Verstandige ibis

This water bird has a remarkably long beak. In general it is not a shy bird. He lives in large colonies an does not have many enemies. The ibis is sensible and has a quiet and dignified way of doing things.

Characteristics: quiet, wise, sensible, valuable