Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City
Highest Degree
Bachelor of Science
Major Subjects
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Country
Mexico
Lab Experience
Various techniques in molecular biology, including nucleic acids extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis and sequencing reactions.
Projects / Research
02/2010 – 12/2010: Impact of mutations in the gag gene in the replication capacity of HIV in the inmunogenetic context of Mexican population. Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIENI), INER, Mexico City, Mexico
Scholarships / Awards
2011 – 2012:
Scholarship by the Mexican National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
2009:
Stanford Summer Honors Program Scholarship. UNAM – Stanford University
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS
My main interests are in molecular biology and biotechnology. For me, the process by which a cell creates a protein is outstanding. And I think that, if we fully understand a process, then we can break it apart and modify it to fit our purposes. That's why I think molecular biology and biotechnology together are a great tool to enhance processes, either by simplifying them, making them cheaper or making them environmentally friendly. Because of this, I would like to work on protein technology for industrial processes or on antibiotics development.
