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Claudia Mercado Rodriguez

Claudia Mercado Rodriguez,

OPS Medical Writer

Department: MD-CHILD HEALTH RES INSTITUTE
Business Phone: (352) 294-5112
Business Email: cmercadorodrigue@ufl.edu

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About Claudia Mercado Rodriguez

I started carrying out cancer research at the Barts Cancer Institute in London (UK) during my bachelor’s thesis. It was then when I was sure that was what I wanted to work on in the future. For that reason, for my Master’s thesis I chose to join a lab that focused on breast cancer at Johns Hopkins (Baltimore, MD), and after finishing it I continued working there as a research assistant for another year. During that time I worked on a project that aimed to achieve early diagnosis of breast cancer based on DNA methylation levels in a panel of marker genes.

I became very interested in Dr. Christian Jobin’s lab research when I first heard of it, and when we met and he told me about a new project in their lab that involved DNA methylation studies I knew that was what I wanted to do as a PhD student. My studies at his lab focus on investigating the relationship between the microbiota and host DNA methylation profile and the impact that can have in pathologies such as CRC.

Accomplishments

  1. Erasmus+ Traineeship

    Barts Cancer Institute of London, UK

  2. Excellence Scholarship (90% off the total tuition)

    Francisco de Vitoria University

  3. Excellence Scholarship

    Community of Madrid, Spain

  4. Excellence Scholarship (100% off total tuition)

    Francisco de Vitoria University

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Development of an Automated Liquid Biopsy Assay for Methylated Markers in Advanced Breast Cancer

    Journal
    Cancer Research Communications.
    Volume/Issue
    2(6):391-401
    [DOI]
    10.1158/2767-9764.crc-22-0133.
    Publisher’s Site

  2. DNA Methylation Markers for Breast Cancer Detection in the Developing World

    Journal
    Clinical Cancer Research.
    Volume/Issue
    25(21):6357-6367
    [DOI]
    10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-3277.
    Publisher’s Site

Education

  1. M.S.

    Francisco de Vitoria University (Madrid, Spain)

  2. B.S.

    Francisco de Vitoria University (Madrid, Spain)

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-5112
Emails:
Business:
cmercadorodrigue@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
1600 SW ARCHER RD
BMS PROGRAM
 GAINESVILLE FL 326103003
Business Street:
PO Box 100296
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610