Associate Professor
B.Sc.: University Complutense, Madrid
M.S.: University Complutense, Madrid
PhD: Spanish National Research Council
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Primary Research Interest:
General Biomedical Sciences
School:
School of Engineering
Bylaw 55 Unit:
Bioengineering
Recent Success:
Watch this Space
Community Affiliations:
Red Cross
Member of HSRI Executive Committee
Graduate Courses:
Potentially: Macromolecular Assemblies in Biology; Advanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Undergraduate Courses:
Biochemistry for Bioengineers
Graduate Student Research:
Application of biophysical techniques to the study of bio-macromolecular assemblies
Current Graduate Students:
0
Past Research Topics:
Molecular bases of Inflammation and programmed cell death NMR Spectroscopy
Area Of Expertise:
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Protein Engineering and Design
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Electron Microscopy
Inflammation
Programmed Cell Death
Field of Study:
Bioengineering
Year Joined UC Merced:
2017
Post Doc School:
NIH
Hometown:
Madrid, Spain
Current Funding Needs:
Funding for research on the structure, function and biotechnological applications of biomacromolecular assemblies
Current Research Focus:
Applying our research findings to engineer proteins with altered functionality to serve as templates for potential therapeutic targets, and to the biotechnological application of protein molecular platforms and ultra-structures.
- Molecular mechanisms that control cellular processes essential to life from a biochemical and biophysics perspective
- Regulation of inflammation & programmed cell death
- Autoimmune disorders, cancer, neurological and cardiovascular diseases