Amir Rikin amr2014@med.cornell.edu Department of Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College 1300 York Avenue Rm LC-711 New York, NY, 10065 phone (212) 746-9485 / fax (212) 746-7378

Research

My project investigates Mga, a novel transcription factor for which an exact function is not known. By using the zebrafish model I am trying to determine the role of Mga during development with emphasis on cardiogenesis. By using transcript profiling experiments, I am investigating the genetic interactions between Mga and other families of transcription factors including T-box and Gata factors.

Education

MS	Albert Einstein College of Medicine	2007
MS	Queens College	2002
BS	Queens College	2001

Publications

Amir Rikin, Gabriel E. Rosenfeld, Kellie McCartin, and Todd Evans. A reverse genetic approach to test functional redundancy during embryogenesis. J Vis Exp. Aug 11;(42) (2010).

Amir Rikin and Todd Evans. The Tbx/bHLH transcription factor mga regulates gata4 and organogenesis. Developmental Dynamics. 239: 535-547 (2010).

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