Mónica Acosta


Website:
Email: mma234@psu.edu

C.V.

Education
PhD Biology (2012-Current) - Pennsylvania State University
BS Microbiology (2007-2011) - Arizona State University

Research

  • NIH Postbaccalureate Research Education Program (PREP) - PI Ananias Escalante, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ (2011-2012)
    Investigation of gene family diversity and evolution of human and closely related non-human primate malarial antigens, utilizing molecular sequence data. Also involved in a project characterizing the spread of drug-resistant mutations in a population of P. falciparum using microsatellite markers.

  • Undergraduate Honors Thesis - PI Ananias Escalante, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ (2010-2011)
    Titled: "The genetic diversity of two members of the merozoite surface protein 3 alpha gene family in Plasmodium vivax"


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Hobbies
Playing and watching soccer, running, cooking, traveling, hiking, camping