Valentina P.
Undergraduate Research Assistant - Grishok Lab @Boston University Graduate Medical Sciences
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WORK HISTORY
Undergraduate Research Assistant - Grishok Lab @Boston University Graduate Medical Sciences
Boston, MA, US
Maintain genetically modified C. elegans strains, perform experiments to determine siRNA pathways for applications in aging. Analyze gene interference effects with fluorescent microscopy imaging and PCR/gel electrophoresis. Develop novel BRET assay for detection of c-MYC cleavage in human cancer cells. Co-author on paper: “Sperm-specific AGO are activated by insulin/IGF-1 signaling and nonautonomously promote aging.” Currently revised and resubmitted to EMBO Reports.
EDUCATION
Boston University
Bachelor's degree, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Benet Academy
High School Diploma, Interested in Biochemistry
ABOUT VALENTINA P.
I am currently a Postgraduate Associate for the Van Wolfswinkel lab at Yale studying…
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