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RESEARCH | ANNA K. ALLEN | PUBLICATIONS | ||||||||||||
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Contact Information Anna K. Allen, PhD Assistant Professor - Department of Biology E-mail: anna.allen@howard.edu Office Location: EE Just Hall Room 244 Office Telephone: 202-806-6957 Laboratory Location: EE Just Hall Room 242 Laboratory Telephone: 202-806-5614 Link to Google Scholar: Anna K. Allen Education B.S., George Washington University (2001) Ph.D., Johns Hopkins (2007) Credentials Genetics Society of America (GSA) (2003-Present) National Science Teachers Association (NTSA) (2011-Present) Courses General Biology (BIOL101) Genetics (BIOL200) Honors Directed Readings (BIOL318) Developmental Biology (BIOL413 / 713) Research Interests Molecular Genetics Developmental Biology Fertilization and Reproduction, Oogenesis Meiosis Grants and Funding Awards NIH R15 Award, NICHD 2016-2019 [PI] DOD Major Research Instrumentation 2014-2015 [PI] Laboratory Personnel Ruby Boateng - Graduate Student Michelle Fernando - Graduate Student Sofiat Atoba - Undergraduate Researcher Lakai Legg - Undergraduate Researcher Victoria Nguyen - Undergraduate Researcher India Bradley - Undergraduate Researcher Kyrionna Golliday - Undergraduate Researcher ![]() Howard University Team, led by Dr. Anna Allen, won the Grand Prize at the 2017 DC Public Health Case Challenge! Research Detailed: The overall goal of the Allen lab is to study the mechanisms by which a high quality gamete (the egg) is generated and how that gamete then undergoes one of the most fascinating process in development, fertilization. We use the nematode C. elegans as a model system to study two specific aspects of meiosis: 1) oocyte meiotic arrest and 2) oocyte maturation. To address these issues, we are taking an interdisciplinary approach involving genetics, molecular biology, cytological and biochemical techniques to study C. elegans meiosis. Currently the lab is working on studying the role of an RNA-binding protein (ETR-1) in oogenesis and also on elucidating a potential non-canonical, non-proteolytic role for subunits of the proteasome in reproduction. Selected Publications
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