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Laura DiazMartinez

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  Gonzaga University
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  1. cell biology
  2. cell cycle
  3. cell/molecular biology
  4. DNA damage
  5. fluorescence microscopy
  6. Quantitative microscopy
  7. research ethics
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  Cell Biology Researcher & Educator Laura Diaz-Martinez obtained her PhD in Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics at the University of Minnesota. She then conducted research as a postdoctoral scholar at UT-Southwestern Medical Center, where she focused on elucidating the molecular mechanisms that govern mitosis and the response of cells to anti-tumoral agents such as Taxol. She then served as Associate Director for the Campus Office for Undergraduate Research Initiatives (COURI) at The University of Texas at El Paso, where she designed and co-directed the implementation of undergraduate research programs (e.g., REU, S-STEM) for the entire campus. She is currently appointed as Assistant Professor of Biology at Gonzaga University, a primarily-undergraduate institution. In this role she has taught multiple courses and developed novel Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs). She maintains an active cell biology research program focused on the role of understudied genes with potential functions in DNA repair and the cell cycle. Each year she mentors dozens of undergraduate students conducting cell biology research in two modalities: as research assistants in her research lab and as students in her Advanced Cell Biology CURE.