Florence Marlow

Florence Marlow, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cell, Developmental & Regenerative Biology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. With a research focus on zebrafish genetics, her work bridges reproductive biology, neurodegeneration, and developmental mechanisms.

• BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• PhD, Vanderbilt University
• Postdoctoral Research, University of Pennsylvania

Research Interests

• Maternal gene regulation during early development
• RNA transport and localization in polarized cells
• Sex determination and ovarian neoplasia
• Microtubule and mitochondrial dynamics
• Comparative studies between oocyte and neuronal polarization

Publications highlight her work in maternal-effect genes, germ cell specification, and immune-ovarian interactions, with recent studies on RBPMS2 and DMRT1 functions.

Honors:

• Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Fellow (2004)

Location: Annenberg Building, Floor 25 Room 20A, New York, NY 10029. Industry Relationships: Not yet reported.