Maura Lane

Maura Lane is a Researcher in the Department of Pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine, affiliated with the Khokha Lab. Her work focuses on developing technologies to study congenital malformations, with expertise in CRISPR-based genome editing and transgenic models. She holds a BA in Environmental Science from UC Berkeley (1988). Her research interests include CRISPR-Cas9 applications, Tol2 transposon systems, and RNA sequencing for expression profiling.

Key contributions include protocols for Xenopus tropicalis embryo handling (microinjection, in vitro fertilization), optical coherence tomography for cardiac imaging, and CRISPR-Cpf1 temperature-controlled editing. Her studies have advanced understanding of congenital heart disease mechanisms and stem cell biology in vertebrate models.

Publications span 2005–2021, emphasizing developmental biology techniques and genetic screening methods. Collaborations with Dr. Mis and Khokha highlight her role in lab maintenance, tadpole husbandry, and transgenic line creation. No formal advisees or awards listed, but her technical innovations are central to lab operations.