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Division of Animal Sciences
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Rocio Rivera

Rocio M. Rivera


Assistant Professor

Mammalian Embryology/Developmental Epigenetics

Animal Science Research Center
Division Of Animal Sciences
Columbia, MO 65211

Research Interest

The research conducted in my laboratory aims at understanding the mechanisms whereby manipulations of embryos during the preimplantation stage (such as those performed during assisted reproductive technologies) result in alterations to the epigenome, especially misregulation of imprinted genes.

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