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 | Dr. Yareli Rojas-Aguirre Principal Investigator Current position: Assistant Professor, Polymers Department at the Materials Research Institute IIM, UNAM |
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We are looking for outstanding undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral researchers with interests and expertise in chemistry, biology, physics or related fields to join in our innovative projects. Commitment, independence, creativity, and excellent communication skills are indispensable.
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Dr. Yareli Rojas-Aguirre received her BSc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry in 2005 from Chemistry School at The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). After 2 years working at the pharmaceutical industry, she started the MSc. Program (graduated in 2009) and then got her PhD degree in Chemistry in the year 2013, both from School of Chemistry at UNAM.
In the same year, she joined the Cellular Engineering and Nanotherapeutics Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Department, at the University of Michigan, USA, as a postdoctoral research fellow (2013-2014).
She started her career as young researcher at the School of Chemistry, in which her main research project comprised the synthesis of supramolecular structures for drug delivery (2014-2016).
Afterwards, she worked at the Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology (ICAT, UNAM) to investigate additive manufacturing technologies (3D printing) for the fabrication of biomedical devices (2016-2017).
In October 2017, she joined IIM, where she is currently working on the design and synthesis of supramolecular biomaterials and the study of their interactions at biological interfaces to:
Design and develop advanced drug delivery systems
Integrate Chemistry, Biology, Materials and Pharmaceutical Sciences research for the discovery of new bioactive molecules and/or drug repositioning approaches to accomplish drug delivery platforms that lead up to novel and suitable therapies.
Yareli loves tropical seashores, swimming and diving. She also loves hiking, travelling and learning about different cultures through people, food, drinks, dancing, literature, movies, etc.
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