2021 Christine Beattie Award Winner: Jessica Stock

Jessica Stock
Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP)
Vienna, Austria

My name is Jessica Stock and I am currently a PhD student in the lab of Andrea Pauli. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from the Free University of Berlin before moving to the UK to pursue a Master of Research in Molecular Cell Biology at the University of Nottingham. In 2016, I started my PhD in the Pauli lab at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna, Austria, where I was first introduced to zebrafish as a model system. Being fascinated by embryonic development and the beauty of morphogenesis--especially in a zebrafish embryo--I focused my PhD project on exploring the process of gastrulation. In particular, I set out to understand the molecular regulation of the anterior migration of the ventrolateral mesoderm. It has been an absolute pleasure to be part of the zebrafish community ever since.

The Christine Beattie Award recognizes early career researchers who have demonstrated excellence in zebrafish research. It also recognizes the commitment that Dr. Christine Beattie had to training the next generation of zebrafish researchers. Read more about the Beattie Award and its past recipients here.