Emily J. Boniface

Emily J. Boniface is affiliated with the Vollum Institute at Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU), Portland, Oregon. She contributed equally to a key 2009 study published in genesis, co-developing FlEx-based transgenic reporter lines enabling visualization of Cre and Flp recombinase activity in live zebrafish. This work facilitates genetic manipulation studies in zebrafish, expanding tools for developmental and molecular biology research. Her research focuses on advancing genetic technologies in model organisms, particularly leveraging recombinase systems for lineage tracing and gene expression analysis.

Her contributions include demonstrating stable inversion mechanisms in reporter lines, characterizing cardiomyocyte- and neuronal progenitor-specific Cre lines, and screening enhancer trap lines. This work bridges foundational molecular biology with applied genetic engineering, supporting translational research in developmental biology and disease modeling.