Rodrigo Alarcón

EDUCATION

College / University

Cayetano Heredia University

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biology

Country

Peru

Lab Experience

Bacterial culture and transformation, PCR, polyacrylamide and agarose gel electrophoresis, molecular cloning, chromosomal integration, recombinant protein expression and purification, FPLC chromatography, analytical ultracentrifugation, microscale thermophoresis and mass spectrometry.

Projects / Research

2016 – 2019: “Development of stable heterologous expression system of the ARN polymerase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis through chromosomal integration in E. coli”, Individual Molecules Laboratory, Cayetano Heredia University, Peru
2017: “Study of a protein complex that regulates the process of toxin secretion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa”, Bioscience National Laboratory, CNPEM, Brazil

Scholarships / Awards

2019 – 2020:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School.
2017:	26th Summer Scholarship Program, CNPEM, Brazil

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

My main interest is the use of biochemistry, biophysics and structural biology to understand the molecular mechanisms of biological phenomena through a bottom-up approach. Processes such as gene regulation, transcription, translation and cell signaling, interest me the most. I am also interested in the manipulation of these molecular mechanisms in order to design new biological systems that can be further applied to complex issues in biotechnology, medicine and the environment. Through this program, I look forward to learning the techniques available to address the current problems in molecular biology.