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United Kingdom

Biography

I am a PhD student in the research group of Dr. Richard Poole, in the department of Cell and Developmental Biology at UCL. Currently, I am investigating glia-to-neuron cell fate switches in the nematode worm, C. elegans.

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Education and qualifications (2)

University College London: London, London, GB

2015-10-01 to present | Research Degree: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology (4 years; Wellcome Trust funded PhD Programme) [RRDDSCS4YR01] (Department of Cell and Developmental Biology)
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Rachel Clare Bonnington

University of Cambridge: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB

2011-10-01 to 2015-07-31 | BA Natural Sciences (Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience)
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Funding (1)

Developmental and Stem Cell Biology PhD

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Works (8)

Direct glia-to-neuron transdifferentiation gives rise to a pair of male-specific neurons that ensure nimble male mating

eLife
2020-11-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Laura Molina-García; Carla Lloret-Fernández; Steven J Cook; Byunghyuk Kim; Rachel C Bonnington; Michele Sammut; Jack M O'Shea; Sophie PR Gilbert; David J Elliott; David H Hall et al.
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Investigating glia-to-neuron cell fate switches in C. elegans

BSDB Spring Meeting 2018, University of Warwick, Coventry
2018-04-17 | Conference poster
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Rachel Clare Bonnington

A direct glia-to-neuron natural transdifferentiation ensures nimble sensory-motor coordination of male mating behaviour

bioRxiv
2018-03-21 | Journal article
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A direct glia-to-neuron cell fate switch

21st International C. elegans conference, University of California, Los Angeles
2017-06-21 | Conference poster
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Rachel Clare Bonnington

A direct glia-to-neuron cell fate switch

UCL Neuroscience Symposium 2017, Institute of Education, UCL
2017-06-16 | Conference poster
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A direct glia-to-neuron cell fate switch in the C. elegans male

Young Embryologist Network 9th Annual Summer Conference, Institute of Child Health, UCL
2017-05-17 | Conference poster
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Rachel Clare Bonnington

A direct glia-to-neuron cell fate switch in the C. elegans male

BSCB-BSDB-Genetics Society Spring Meeting 2017, University of Warwick, Coventry
2017-04-02 | Conference poster
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Rachel Clare Bonnington

Investigating glia-to-neuron cell fate switches in C. elegans

Young Embryologist Network 10th Annual Summer Conference, Francis Crick Institute, London
2014-05-18 | Conference poster
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Rachel Clare Bonnington