In the last two years I have been working on genome scale genetic screens using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool. The aim of these screens is to identify genes which confer resistance to chemotherapy drugs in embryonic stem cells and to oxidative stress agents in dopamine neurons. In the last 9 years I have mostly worked on understanding midbrain dopamine neuron specification and differentiation. More specifically, I studied the roles of transcription factors Foxa1 and Foxa2 in dopamine neuron development through ChIP-Seq and RNA-Seq experiments using in vitro and in vivo mouse models of dopamine neurons.