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Dorianmarie Vargas‐Franco
Florida College, University of Florida
Dorianmarie Vargas‐Franco's research contributes significantly to our understanding of skeletal muscle health and disease through studies on the notch signaling pathway. They also identified a form of muscular dystrophy linked to jag2 pathogenic variants, highlighting the importance of this gene in muscle function. Furthermore, research on megf10 deficiency revealed impairments in skeletal muscle stem cell migration and regeneration, underscoring the significance of this pathway in muscle development. Vargas‐Franco's work also sheds light on Angelman syndrome imprinting defects through a mouse model study. Additionally, their investigation into retrotransposons expanded knowledge of the Drosophila Muller F element's genomic properties over millions of years.