Research Assistant Professor: Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of New Mexico, Mexico.
Biography
Samudio-Ruiz holds a BA degree in molecular cellular and developmental biology and a PhD in biomedical sciences from the University of New Mexico (2009). Samudio-Ruiz is currently investigating epigenetic alterations and corresponding changes in gene expression associated with the development of platinum resistance in ovarian cancer cells, a major obstacle in clinical effectiveness that occurs in a large majority of patients. Samudio-Ruiz is a Professional member of: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR's Women in Cancer Research (WICR) AACR's Minority in Cancer Research (MICR) University of New Mexico Cancer Center member of Cancer genetics, Epigenetics and Genomics program