Irving Vega
Red Cedar Distinguished Professor/Associate Professor Translational Neuroscience (tenured) at Michigan State University
- Role
- Associate Editor at Frontiers
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Irving Vega
Red Cedar Distinguished Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Proteomics, Alzheimer\'s Disease, Cell Biology, Biochemistry as well as in Health Disparities, Community Engagement, Outreach and Partnership. Established broad research approach from contextual to molecular factors that contribute to neurodegenerative diseases. In addition to working at the laboratory, Dr. Vega works in health disparities and healthcare inequities through active community engagement and establishment of partnerships with community-based organizations. Dr. Vega has extensive experience working on issues related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in academia and the healthcare system. He has served as director of training programs to increase diversity in the neurosciences, local and national taskforce on DEI and member of the National Research Mentoring Network.Dr. Vega academic career goes from Assistant Professor to Assistant Dean of Research. He has established and serves as Director of fee-for-service research facilities, where he developed business plans, client acquisition strategies and QC/QA strategies.
Experience
Associate Editor
Mar 2016 — Present
Education
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
PhD, Cell Biol and Neuroscience
1996 — 2002
Mayo Clinic Jax
Post doctoral fellowship, Neuroscience
2002 — 2005
University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus
BS, Biology
1992 — 1996
Skills
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Higher Education
- Neuroscience
- Western Blotting
- Protein Chemistry
- Research
- Cell Biology
- Public Speaking
- Pcr
- Microscopy
- Teaching
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- University Teaching
- Tauopathies
- Proteomics
- Neurodegenerative Disease
- Science
- Biochemistry
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