Dania

Sarfati

I studied Biology at UNAM in Mexico City and moved to Stanford for my Ph.D. in the Biology Department almost five years ago. I currently study the dynamics between an acoel worm and its algal symbionts during the animal's whole-body regeneration. My research has mainly been on the animal's side, hopefully, our collaboration with the Burlacot lab will help us understand the algal side of the story. I am intrigued by the effects that close symbioses have on the participating organisms, especially regarding novel functions that the symbionts may obtain from these relationships.