Onanong Chivatakarn, Ph.D.

K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
photo of Onanong Chivatakarn
Institution
Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA
Awarded Project
Analysis of the tumor suppressor gene Tsc1 in motor neuron patterning

Council Dates: October 2012 - May 2013

Independent Position: Wave Life Sciences

Onanong Chivatakarn was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Salk Institute for Biological Studies. In the laboratory of Dr. Samuel Pfaff, her research aimed to identify novel mechanisms that control motor neuron axon navigation in vivo. She earned her Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Rochester and earned her B.S. in neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles. Currently, Dr. Chivatakarn is a Scientist at Wave Life Sciences.