Marta Martinez Yus
Baltimore,MD
Summary
Passionate about research and implementing engineering principles to better understand the cardiovascular system. I specialize in vascular biology and aging, mastering multiple in vivo and in vitro laboratory techniques with the aim of helping people age better and slower. Comfortable in a fast-pace environment and ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
PhD Candidate: Chemical Biomolecular Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
08.2021 - Current
- Working thesis: Evaluating the role of LOXL2 in post-menopausal arterial stiffening
- Research focus: improving aging and the cardiovascular system via in vivo, ex vivo, and in vitro models
- Publications: 1 co-first author paper published in AJP-Cell Physiology; 1 co-first author paper under review in AHA-Hypertension, 1 middle author paper published in Communications Biology, Nature
- National conferences: presented 3 posters at conferences, all of them awarded
Research Assistant
Drexel University, College Of Engineering
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Identified and performed comparative analysis of structures of HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins
- Developed Biopython programs to study differences and find patterns for protein structures
- Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.
Customer Field Operations Analyst
PECO, An Exelon Company
05.2020 - 09.2020
- Investigated over 80K premises; compiled, organized, and validated data to assure the safety of all technicians and customers during the global pandemic
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA06.2021
Skills
- Laboratory techniques and instrumentation
- Physiological experiments
- Molecular biology
- Software techniques
- Analytical skills
- Leadership
- Multilingual
- Critical thinking
Timeline
PhD Candidate: Chemical Biomolecular Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
08.2021 - Current
Research Assistant
Drexel University, College Of Engineering
09.2020 - 06.2021
Customer Field Operations Analyst
PECO, An Exelon Company
05.2020 - 09.2020
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Drexel University
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