EXPERIENCE
Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow - University of Bath. 2007 – Present (4 years)
Research Officer - Arizona State University. 2003 – 2004 (1 year)

EDUCATION
University of Bath - PhD, Evolutionary Genetics. 2000 – 2004
McGill - Biology. 1998 – 1999
National University of Mexico - BSc First with Distinction, Psychology. 1995 – 1999

INTERESTS
Evolutionary, Funcional and Behavioural Genomics I am interested in how gene expression networks reflect evolution in phenotypes, disease states and normal developmental and learning processes.

MEMBERSHIP
Membership to scientific societies 2009- Member of the British Society for Cell Biology 2008– Invited member of the Biochemical Society. 2003- Awarded Life Membership of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. 2002- Member of the Genetics Society of Great Britain. Editorial work 2008- Member of the Panel of Editorial Advisers for the Biochemical Journal. Grant evaluator 2008- Member of the Royal Society’s International Travel Grants: Panel 7 Developmental biology, genetics, immunology and microbiology. Participation in university committees 2009 Invited to the University of Bath self assessment group to prepare a SWAN bronze award application. 2008- present Academic/research staff representative, Equalities and Diversities Committee, Uni. of Bath. 2008 Research staff representative in the Equalities and Diversities Committee, University of Bath.

AWARDS
2009 Biochemical Society Early Career Research Award
2008 International Raising Talent 2008 by the Women’s Forum for Economy and Society
2008 SHE Inspiring Women Award 2008
2004 Promega Young Scientist of the Year Award (Third Prize)
2003 L’Oreal – Royal Institution postgraduate science student of the year 2003 award
2009 Merit pay award for an exceptional contribution to the Univeristy of Bath
2003 Ede and Ravenscroft Award for outstanding achievement of a research student, U. of Bath
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