Dpt. of Genetics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Mentors: Dr. David Glover, Dr. John Crang

Present position: Founder, Chief Executive Office at BrainSTEMology, Medical Affairs, Publication Manager, Regulatory Medical Writer. Adjunct Professor, Pharmacologist, Clinical Scientist, Pharmaceutical Scientist. Cmpbell University and BrainSTEMology, Buies Creek, NC

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Rangone, H., et al. (2011). "Suppression of scant identifies Endos as a substrate of greatwall kinase and a negative regulator of protein phosphatase 2A in mitosis." PLoS Genet 7(8): e1002225

Dpt. of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Mentors: Dr. David Sherratt, Dr. Rodrigo Reyes-Lamothe

Present position: Resident in Anatomic Pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Postdoctoral Research fellow in Neuropathology also at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Reyes-Lamothe, R., Lee, L., Tran, T., Sherratt, D.J., and Tolmasky, M.E. Tracking replication of a high-copy plasmid within Escherichia coli. 2011. 111th General Meeting of the ASM, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Reyes-Lamothe, R., Tran, T., Lee, L., Li, A., D.J., and Tolmasky, M.E. Segregation of the plasmid pJHCMW1 in Escherichia coli occurs through free diffusion restricted by the nucleoid. 2011. 111th General Meeting of the ASM, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Dpt. of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Mentor: Dr. Richard Farndale

Present position: Veterinarian, Banfield Pet Hospital, Southern California

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Vascular damage and cardiovascular risk

Dpt. of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Mentors: Dr. Matthew Whitby, Dr. Alexander Lorenz

Present position: Veterinarian at Caring Hands Animal Hospital, Centerville, VA

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Sofueva, S., et al. (2011). "Ultrafine anaphase bridges, broken DNA and illegitimate recombination induced by a replication fork barrier." Nucleic Acids Res 39(15): 6568-6584

Fundación Instituto Leloir, Argentina

Mentor: Dr. Angeles Zorreguieta

Present position: Postdoctoral Researcher at University of California, San Diego, CA

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Type 4 secretion systems as virulence factors in intracellular pathogens

Fundación Instituto Leloir, Argentina

Mentors: Dr. Angeles Zorreguieta, Dr. Carolina Carrillo

Present position: Postgraduate researcher, CSUF

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Ornithine decarboxylase and its role in pathogenicity of trypanosomatids

Institute for Research on Retroviruses and AIDS (formerly known as National Reference Center for AIDS), School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Mentors: Dr. Angeles Zorreguieta, Dr. María Pando, Dr. Manuel Gomez Carrillo, Dr. Horacio Salomón

Present position: HIV/STD Surveillance Supervisor, City of Long Beach, CA

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Perception of contracting HIV and its influence in taking protective measures

Dpt. of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Mentors: Dr. Daniela Centrón, Dr. Maria Soledad Ramirez

Present position: Optometrist at VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Tran, C., Nardelli, M., Ramirez, M.S., Tolmasky, M.E., Centrón, D. Characterization of the variable region of class 1 integrons identified from multidrug resistance Escherichia coli and Serratia marcescens. 2011. 23rd Annual Symposium. CSUPERB. Garden Grove, CA, USA.

A. Morales, C. Tran, D. Centron, M. S. Ramirez, and M. E. Tolmasky. Optical mapping as a tool for genomic analysis of Acinetobacter.  2010. Multidisciplinary Workshop on Acinetobacter held 10/16/2010 as pre-meeting satellite activity to the Argentina Association for Microbiology Annual meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Institute for Research on Retroviruses and AIDS (formerly known as National Reference Center for AIDS), School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Mentors: Dr. Angeles Zorreguieta, Dr. María Pando, Dr. Manuel Gomez Carrillo, Dr. Horacio Salomón

Present position: IIS Trial Manager, AbbVie, Las Vegas, NV

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Hepatitis C treatment in HIV/HCV coinfected patients

Dpt. of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Mentors: Dr. Daniela Centrón, Dr. Maria Soledad Ramirez

Present position: Clinical Project Manager, IQVIA, Los Angeles, CA

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Morales, A., Ramirez, M.S., Tolmasky, M.E., Centrón, D. Characterization od diverse class 2 integrons in multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from hospitals of Argentina and Uruguay. 2011. 23rd Annual Symposium. CSUPERB. Garden Grove, CA, USA.

Morales, A., Ramirez, M.S., Vilacoba, E., Nardelli, M., Marquez, C., and Centron, D. Acinetobacter baumannii circulating in Argentina and Uruguay. 2011. Annual Meeting of the San Diego Microbiology Group. San Diego, CA, USA

A. Morales, C. Tran, D. Centron, M. S. Ramirez, and M. E. Tolmasky. Optical mapping as a tool for genomic analysis of Acinetobacter.  2010. Multidisciplinary Workshop on Acinetobacter held 10/16/2010 as pre-meeting satellite activity to the Argentina Association for Microbiology Annual meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Institute for Research on Retroviruses and AIDS (formerly known as National Reference Center for AIDS), School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Mentors: Dr. Angeles Zorreguieta, Dr. María Pando, Dr. Manuel Gomez Carrillo, Dr. Horacio Salomón

Present position: Infection Prevention Nurse Specialist, St. Jude Medical Center, Orange County, CA

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Knowledge about HIV and its influence in likelihood of taking preventive action