Sobre Mi:
I did my undergraduate work at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez in Chemistry. I obtained a Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University and I'm currently a post-doctoral fellow at the Institut de Génetique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire in Strasbourg, France in the laboratory of Dr. Jean-Marc Egly.
Información de proyecto:
We are interested in a variety of human genetic diseases such as Xeroderma Pigmentosum, Thrichothiodystrophy, and Cockayne Syndrome, which arise due to mutations in the transcriotion/repair factor TFIIH. We currently use molecular and cellular biology, as well as classical biochemistry to elucidate the molecular defect that causes the severe phenotypes displayed by these patients. The phenotypes range from extreme sun-light sensitivity and increased cancer incidence to developmental defects.