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Myriam Gorospe, Ph.D., Senior Investigator Chief, RNA Regulation Section Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology E-mail: gorospem@grc.nia.nih.gov Bibliography |
| Research Focus and Background: |
| Major Interest Areas: Understanding the molecular basis of cancer, with particular focus on the involvement of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. Exploring the role of cell cycle regulatory proteins during the cellular response to stress. Investigation of cell cycle regulators as potential targets for chemotherapeutical intervention. |
| Laboratory Techniques: Recombinant DNA technology, RNA technology, Northern/Western analysis, production and purification of recombinant proteins, MAPK and cdk immunokinase assays, mammalian tissue culture and transfections, bacterial culture, adenovirus technology, PCR. |
| Education: |
| 1993 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) From the State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY. Cell and Developmental Biology Program. Thesis title: "Post-transcriptional regulation of interleukin-1 expression through mRNA stabilization". Thesis Advisor: Dr. Corrado Baglioni. |
| 1990 Bachelor of Science ("Licenciatura en Ciencias Biológicas") 5-year biology degree from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in Madrid, Spain. Specialty: Molecular Biology. |
| Awards: |
| 1994 - Honors Convocation Award in Recognition of Outstanding Scholarly Achievement by the State of New York at Albany. |
| 1993 - Rachel L. Taubman Award by the State University of New York at Albany. |
| 1988 - Award for Academic Performance, University of Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. |
| Work Experience: |
| 2003 - Senior Investigator at the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD. |
| 1998-2003 - Tenure-track investigator at the Laboratory of Biological Chemistry, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD. |
| 1994-1997 - Post-doctoral fellow at the Section on Gene Expression and Aging, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD. |
| 1992-1993 - Research Assistant on a research grant NIH (CA-29895) in Dr. Baglioni's laboratory. |
| 1990-1991 - Teaching Assistant of General Biology courses at the State Univ. of New York at Albany (NY). |
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