Luiz O. F. Penalva, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy
Currently seeking M.S. & Ph.D. students
RNA binding proteins (RBPs) and miRNAs play major roles in gene expression by controlling all stages of mRNA processing, its transport, localization, decay and translation. My laboratory studies these two regulators from a global perspective. We use a combination of genomics, systems biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics and molecular biology to investigate the networks formed by RNA binding proteins, miRNAs and their target genes and evaluate their impact on biological processes, cancer and disease states. I am particularly interested in the neuronal tissue and the analysis of gene regulators implicated in both differentiation and brain tumor development.
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Professional Background
Education
- 2004 - Postdoctoral Training - Molecular Biology (NA) - Duke University
- 2000 - Postdoctoral Fellowship - Molecular Biology - European Molecular Biology Laboratories
- 1996 - PhD - Molecular Biology (Sobresaliente (Magna cum Laude)) - Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
- 1992 - MS - Biochemistry (N. A.) - University of Sao Paulo
- 1989 - BS - Biology (N.A.) - University of Sao Paulo
Appointments
- 8/2018 - Professor - Children`s Cancer Research Institute - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Cellular & Structural Biology, San Antonio
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