Miguel Manzanares

Miguel Manzanares studied Biology in the Autónoma University of Madrid and obtained his Ph.D. working on comparative genetics of embryonic segmentation in crustaceans. He then joined Robb Krumlauf’s group at the MRC NIMR in London during six years, where he worked on the role of Hox genes in patterning of the vertebrate nervous system, as well as studying the evolution of the neural crest. When returning to Madrid, he joined Angela Nieto’s group at the Cajal Institute (CSIC) to work on the role of Snail genes in patterning and evolution of the neural crest. In 2001 he established his own research group devoted to the study of evolutionary novelties and the functional analysis of genome regulation and evolution. He was elected member of the EMBO-YIP programme in 2003, and in late 2007 he joined the Department of Cardiovascular Developmental and Repair at the Spanish National Cardiovascular Research Center. His research group is interested in gene regulatory networks and genomic mechanisms involved in development, evolution and disease.

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