Antonio Giraldez, PhD
Fergus F. Wallace Professor of Genetics; Chair, Genetics
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Biography
Antonio studied Chemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Cadiz and the University Autonoma of Madrid. During undergraduate, he worked with Gines Morata at the CBM in Madrid. Antonio did his PhD with Stephen Cohen at the EMBL (Heidelberg) (1998-2002) and a post-doc with Alex Schier at the Skirball Institute (NYU) and Harvard (2003-2006). Antonio established his laboratory at Yale in 2007 where he investigates the regulatory codes that shape gene expression during embryonic development. He was Director of Graduate Studies (2012-2016) and is currently Chair of the Genetics Department (2017- ).
Education & Training
- Post.Doc.Harvard University, MA. (2006)
- Post.Doc.Skirball. New York University, School of Medicine.N.Y (2006)
- PhDEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratorium (EMBL) (2002)
- BSUniversity Autonoma of Madrid (1998)
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| HHMI Faculty Scholar | Howard Hughes Medical Institute | 2016 |
| Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists National Finalist | New York Accademy of Sciences | 2016 |
| Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science | Vilcek Foundation | 2014 |
| Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences | Pew foundation | 2008 |
| NYAS Blavatnik Young Investigator Award (Finalist) | New York Accademy of Sciences | 2007 |
| John Kendrew Young investigator Award | EMBL, Heidelberg | 2007 |
| Lois E. and Franklin H. Top, Jr., Yale Scholar Award | Yale University | 2007 |
Departments & Organizations
- Biochemistry, Quantitative Biology, Biophysics and Structural Biology (BQBS)
- Center for Biomedical Data Science
- Center for RNA Science and Medicine
- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Track
- Dean's Workshops
- Genetics
- Genomics, Genetics, and Epigenetics
- Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Center for Genomic Health
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Stem Cell Center