People

Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Interactions between the nervous and genitourinary systems during development, molecular basis for heterogeneity in progenitors and their lineage commitments in the GU tract, injury and regeneration using animal models, mechanisms of malformations using organoids from iPSCs

Key words
cell fate, gene expression, genomics, disease models, growth factor signaling, kidney, bladder, innervation, stem cells, organogenesis, nervous system development, birth defects

Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Research summary
I am interested in studying the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which gut mycobiota (fungi) modulates local and systemic health with a goal to develop better biomarkers and therapeutic approaches.

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Program: Neurosciences

Current advisor: Jose A. Moron-Concepcion, PhD

Undergraduate university: University of Texas-Dallas, 2023

Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
Cancer prevention and control, health disparities and community-based research

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Program: Molecular Biology

Graduation Year: 1982

Thesis Advisor: Ralph Bradshaw

Thesis Title: "Cloning and Nucleic Acid Sequence of Porcin Relazin cDNA"

Program: Cell Biology & Biochemistry

Graduation Year: 1995

Thesis Advisor: Peter P. Rotwein

Thesis Title: Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-5 Inhibits Myogenic Differentiation through an IGF-Dependent Process

Program: Neurosciences

Current advisor: Tammie L.S. Benzinger, MD, PhD

Undergraduate university: University of Puerto Rico-Cayey, 2021

Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Research summary
The rational structure-based drug design and synthesis for cancer and infectious disease

Key words
protease, kinase, cancer, infection, lectin, chemistry, synthesis, drug discovery, peptidomimetic, inhibitor

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Graduation Year: 2020

Thesis Advisor: Ting Wang

Thesis Title: Epigenetic dynamics in normal and disease models

Program: Plant and Microbial Biosciences

Current advisor: Ivan Baxter, PhD

Undergraduate university: Canisius College, 2022