Contact Information

Email: rmontpet@berkeley.edu

 

Current

University of California, Berkeley

Research Interests

Exploring mouse developmental biology using various techniques, such as transgenics, in vitro assays, and SAGE.

Degrees

Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver BC, 2001
Diploma of Co-operative Education, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver BC, 2001

Hobbies

 I love to hike, bike, walk the parks, relax at the beach, play soccer with my family, and watch my daughter run around and explore nature.

Publications

Houde C, Dickinson RJ, Houtzager VM, Cullum R, Montpetit R, Metzler M, Simpson EM, Roy S, Hayden MR, Hoodless PA, Nicholson DW.  Hippi is essential for node cilia assembly and Sonic hedgehog signaling. Dev Biol. 2006 Dec 15;300(2):523-33.

Noseda M, McLean G, Niessen K, Chang L, Pollet I, Montpetit R, Shahidi R, Dorvini-Zis K, Li L, Beckstead B, Durand RE, Hoodless PA, Karsan A.  Notch activation results in phenotypic and functional changes consistent with endothelial-to-mesenchymal transformation.  Circ Res.  2004 Apr 16; 94(7): 910-7.