Education:
Middle school: Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Years: 2004-2006
High school:
South San Antonio High school – West Campus
2007-2008
South San Antonio High School
Class of 2010
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science in Horticulture
2010-2014
Baylor College of Medicine
Department of Molecular and Human Genetics
Ph.D. Candidate
2010-present
Research:
Jakobsdottir J, van der Lee SJ, Bis JC,
Chouraki V, Li-Kroeger D, Yamamoto S, et al.
(2016) Rare Functional Variant in TM2D3 is
Associated with Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease.
PLoS Genet 12(10): e1006327. doi:10.1371/
journal.pgen.1006327
Emre Aksoy, Jose Salazar, Hisashi Koiwa. Arabidopsis carboxyl terminal domain phosphatase-like1 mutant activates expression of
OLIGOPEPTIDE TRANSPORTER8, an Fe/Cd homeostasis determinant.2014
Work Experience:
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Research Assistant
2009-2010
Extracurricular Activities:
Pi Alpha Xi – Psi Chapter, President, 2013 – 2014
National Hispanic Scholar – 2010
Hobbies/Interest:
Gardening
Rock climbing
Camping
Computers/PC games
Biography:
Was born in San Antonio to Mexican parents and lived there until 18 when I went off to college at Texas A&M. I studied horticulture because I’d always enjoyed plants and gardening but at the same time was preparing to apply to medical school. In my senior year while doing plant research I became fascinated by genetics and decided to pursue my Ph. D. in genetics instead of medical school. I was fortunate to be invited to join the Molecular and Human Genetics program at Baylor College of Medicine where I am studying human genetic diseases using Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) as well as Notch signaling and Alzheimer’s disease.