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Keypoint Newsletter: September 2025
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Dr. Carlos Vera obtained his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Biotechnology from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. After college he worked at CDI Labs while obtaining an MBA in Management from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. He then obtained his doctorate from the University of Colorado at Boulder from the Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Department with a Certificate in Interdisciplinary Quantitative Biology. His thesis focused on analyzing the effects on myosin's cross-bridge cycle from mutations associated to Hypertrophic (HCM) and Dilated (DCM) cardiomyopathies. As a postdoc in Alexander Dunn's lab he focuses on disease mechanisms that can influence severity.
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Mentor: Jessica Dunne, PhD
Sep 23, 2025 by Shannon Weiman
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Sep 23, 2025 by Keystone Symposia
This month, we spotlight Keystone Symposia Fellow Dr. David R. Martinez, PhD, an assistant professor of immunobiology...