Email

mary.dickinson@bcm.edu

Positions

Adjunct Professor

Department of Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Education

Post-Doctoral Fellowship at California Institute Of Technology

01/2002 - Pasadena, California United States

PhD from Columbia University

01/1996 - New York, New York United States

BS from Vanderbilt University

05/1989 - Nashville, Tennessee United States

Professional Interests

• Vascular remodeling and heart morphogenesis in early vertebrate embryos
• Mammalian Genetics
• Biomedical Imaging
• Cell and Developmental Biology
• Cardiovascular Sciences

Professional Statement

The work in the Dickinson lab is focused on understanding the mechanisms underlying congenital birth defects and the genetic basis for disease. Our lab utilizes live cell and intravital imaging using confocal, multiphoton, Optical Coherence Tomography, Optical Projection Tomography, microCT and Lightsheet microscopy to study cardiovascular development, angiogenesis, vessel remodeling and tissue development.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Yosef N, Vadakkan TJ, Park JH, Poché RA, Thomas JL, Dickinson ME. "The phenotypic and functional properties of mouse yolk-sac-derived embryonic macrophages." Dev Biol.. 2018;442(1):138-154. Pubmed PMID: 30016639
• Burrage LC, et al. "Bi-allelic Variants in TONSL Cause SPONASTRIME Dysplasia and a Spectrum of Skeletal Dysplasia Phenotypes.." Am J Hum Genet.. 2019;104(3)::422-438. Pubmed PMID: 30773277
• Dickinson ME, Flenniken AM, Ji X, Teboul L, Wong MD, White JK, Meehan TF, Weninger WJ, Westerberg H, Adissu H, Baker CN, Bower L, Brown JM, Caddle LB, Chiani F, Clary D, Cleak J, Daly MJ, Denegre JM, Doe B, Dolan ME, Edie SM, Fuchs H, et al. "High-throughput discovery of novel developmental phenotypes." Nature. 2016;537(7621):508-514. Pubmed PMID: 27626380
• Poché RA, Zhang M, Rueda EM, Tong X, McElwee ML, Wong L, Hsu CW, Dejosez M, Burns AR, Fox DA, Martin JF, Zwaka TP, Dickinson ME. "RONIN Is an Essential Transcriptional Regulator of Genes Required for Mitochondrial Function in the Developing Retina. PMID: 26876175." Cell Rep.. 2016;14(7)::1684-1697. Pubmed PMID: 26876175

Memberships

Baylor College of Medicine Faculty Senate

Chair of the Faculty Senate (10/2015)