Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology
Department of Neuroanatomy
Albertstraße 23
D - 79104 Freiburg
Germany
+49 761 203 8424
Vita
| since 2025 | Postdoctoral researcher, current position, Department of Neuroanatomy, Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg |
| 2021–2025 | Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Biomedicine, Developmental Genetics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland |
| 2015–2020 | Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Biotechnology in the Developmental Neurobiology group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Thesis: “The role of Protocadherin 19 during embryonic brain development” |
| 2012–2014 | Master of Science in Molecular Life Sciences, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany |
| 2010–2012 | Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, TU Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany |
Awards
| 2022 | Antelope Fellowship |
| 2020 | BSN travel grant, for the participation at the FENS forum 2020 |
Other Qualifications
| 2022-2025 | Member of the Microscope Steering Committee at the Department of Biomedicine in Basel, Switzerland |
| 2021 | Licensed for Animal Handling (according to LTK1) |
| 2016-2021 | Member of the Belgian Society for Cell and Developmental Biology |
| 2015 | Licensed for Animal Handling (according to FELASA-Cat. B) |
Selected Publications
- Single-cell profiling of penta- and tetradactyl mouse limb buds identifies mesenchymal progenitors controlling digit numbers and identities, Palacio V.*, Pancho A.*, Morabito A., Malkmus J., Zhisong H., Soussi G., Zeller R., Treutlein B., Zuniga A., Nature Communications 16, 1226 (2025), doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-56221-1
- Modifying PCDH19 levels affects cortical interneuron migration, Pancho A., Mitsogiannis M. D., Aerts T., Dalla Vecchia M., Ebert L., Geenen L., Noterdaeme L., Staes K., Dedecker P., Van Roy F., Schermer B., Seuntjens E., Frontiers in Neuroscience 16 (2022), doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.887478
- Optimized protocol for whole-mount RNA fluorescent in situ hybridization using oxidation-mediated autofluorescence reduction on mouse embryos, Morabito A.*, Malkmus J.*, Pancho A., Zuniga A., Zeller R., Sheth R., STAR Protocols 4, 102603, (2023), doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102603
Reviews
- Protocadherins at the crossroad of signaling pathways, Pancho, A., Aerts,T., Mitsogiannis, M. D., Seuntjens, E., Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 13 (2020), doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2020.00117