His works focuses on investigating angiogenesis and its cellular, molecular and mechanical interactions with the extracellular matrix. He employs the intersegmental vessel model in the zebrafish, coupled with high-resolution microscopy and cutting-edge CRISPR-CasRx systems for transcriptomic modifications, to elucidate the cellular underpinnings of this complex biological process.

More information about Joaquin Abugattas Nunez del Prado

Key publications

• Kushawah, G., Hernandez-Huertas, L., Abugattas Nuñez Del Prado, J., Martinez-Morales, J. R., DeVore, M. L., Hassan, H., ... & Moreno-Mateos, M. A. (2020). CRISPR-Cas13d induces efficient mRNA knockdown in animal embryos. Developmental Cell, 54(6), 805-817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2020.07.013
• Abugattas Nuñez Del Prado, J., Reyes, A. Q., La Torre, J. B., Gutiérrez Loli, R., Pinzón Olejua, A., Chamorro Chirinos, E. R., ... & Málaga Trillo, E. (2021). Clinical validation of RCSMS: A rapid and sensitive CRISPR-Cas12a test for the molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 from saliva. PLoS ONE 19(3): e0290466. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290466
• Abugattas Nuñez Del Prado, J., Ding, Y., Sonneville, J. D., der Kolk, K. J. V., Moreno-Mateos, M. A., Málaga-Trillo, E., & Spaink, H. P. (2024). Comparing robotic and manual injection methods in zebrafish embryos for high-throughput RNA silencing using CRISPR-RfxCas13d. BioTechniques, (0). https://doi.org/10.2144/btn-2023-0062

Brief biography

He obtained a Master's degree in Biology with specialization in molecular genetics and biotechnology from Leiden University and a Bachelor of Science in biology in Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia at Lima, Peru.