Post Docs
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Ticiana Della Justina Farias
Studies polymorphism of genes with impact on immune-function (immunogenetics) in complex diseases, such as HLA, KIR and LRC genes.
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Quinton Krueger, PhD
Studies the host-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions between Nematostella vectensis and its microbiome.
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Chathura Paththamperuma, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher at Truman lab, working on understanding the Kar2/BiP chaperone code and structural biology of chaperone complexes
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Verónica Calonga Solís, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher in Dr. Augusto’s Lab, researching the molecular bases of complex diseases and phenotypes, and the genetic diversity of human populations. She has experience in Immunogenetics, Population Genetics, Molecular Genetics and Bioinformatics.
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Alex Suptela, PhD
I study the immune response of resident central nervous system cells to DNA damage and how this response can be modulated with nucleic acid nanoparticles, in collaboration with the Afonin lab.