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Renata Basto

Renata Basto is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Renata Basto rather than just read about it. In short: Renata Homem de Gouveia Xavier de Basto is a researcher in cell and developmental biology. She is currently a team leader at the Institut Curie in Paris.

Key takeaways

Renata Basto belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Renata Basto to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Renata Basto from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Renata Homem de Gouveia Xavier de Basto is a researcher in cell and developmental biology. She is currently a team leader at the Institut Curie in Paris. She is also the deputy director of the CNRS research Unit UMR144 'Cell biology and cancer' at the Institut Curie which, comprises 14 research teams.

Education and academic appointments Renata Basto was born on December 17, 1972, in Mozambique. She did her undergraduate studies in biology and genetics at the University of Lisbon in Portugal. She then did her PhD in the lab of Roger Karess in Paris. In 2002, she joined the laboratory of Jordan Raff in Cambridge (UK) to do her postdoctoral studies. In 2007, she was recruited at the CNRS and started her own research team in 2008 at the Institut Curie. In addition to running her own research group, she became the deputy director of the research Unit UMR144 'Cell biology and cancer'.

Research During her PhD, Renata Basto studied the control of the transition from metaphase to anaphase in Drosophila. During her postdoc in the lab of Jordan Raff, Renata Basto investigated the role of centrioles in flies during development. Her work led to two publications in the highly recognized journal Cell, which have been cited more than 600 and 400 times respectively since publication. With her team she continued investigating the biology of centrosomes and the consequences of genetic instabilities. She has published research on centrosome biology and has also investigated the role of aneuploidy, polyploidy and genetic instability. She is considered a reference in the field of centrosomes biology and has edited a book about methods to study cilia and flagella. She is the author of 58 publications and has been cited 1,929 times.

Awards 2009 – ERC starting grant 2016 – ERC consolidator grant

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Renata Basto

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Renata Basto claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Renata Basto before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Renata Basto ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Renata Basto

In research: Renata Basto appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Renata Basto in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Renata Basto is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1972 births, Cell biologists, Developmental biologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Renata Basto outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Renata Basto in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Renata Basto in simple terms?

Renata Homem de Gouveia Xavier de Basto is a researcher in cell and developmental biology. She is currently a team leader at the Institut Curie in Paris.

Why does Renata Basto matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Renata Basto?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Renata Basto.