| I am a PhD candidate in the Master’s and PhD Program in Biochemical Sciences at UNAM, where my research focuses on bacterial regulons and the evolutionary dynamics of RpoN-dependent transcriptional regulation, under the mentorship of Dr. Enrique Merino. |
| Beyond my academic work, I am passionate about fostering a collaborative and inclusive learning environment. As the founder and co-organizer of PyLadies Cuernavaca, a chapter of the global PyLadies initiative (https://pyladies.com/), I actively promote Python programming and advocate for the empowerment of women in technology. |
| I am currently seeking an exciting data science project in bacterial evolution research. My goal is to apply and enhance my skills while making a meaningful contribution to advancing knowledge in this field. |
| Here, you can follow the progress of the PyLadies Cuernavaca project |
Academic Background
Education
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , UNAM | Cuernavaca, Mx PhD candidate in Biochemical Sciences | Department of Molecular Microbiology| August 2021 - Present
Thesis: Inference and comparison of the bacterial RpoN regulon
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , UNAM | Cuernavaca, Mx Master’s Degree in Biochemical Sciences | Computational Genomics Group | Sept 2018 - June 2020
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos , UAEM | Cuernavaca, Mx | Collaboration with Institute of Biotechnology - UNAM | Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | January 2010 - 2017
Thesis: Analysis of Shine-Dalgarno sequences in the translation process of bac- terial mRNA
Publications and Conferences
PhyloString: A web server designed to identify, visualize, and evaluate functional relationships between orthologous protein groups across differ- ent phylogenetic lineages Dorantes-Torres C, Carrera-Reyna M, Santos W, Sánchez-López R, Merino E (2024) PLOS ONE 19(1): e0297010. https: //doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297010 PhyloString https://biocomputo.ibt.unam.mx/phylostring/
Introduction to Quarto - RLadies Workshop
Introduction to Python - Pyladies workshop
Primeros pasos en Python - Pyladies workshop
\(\sigma\) 54 más allá del nitrógeno - Seminario de estudiantes de Morelos (Instituto de Ciencias Físicas)
Biopython - Tópicos Selectos del Posgrado en Ciencias Bioquímicas UNAM
Divulgación de ciencia
Los modernos cazadores de micróbios- El problema de las grandes placas https://biotecmov.ibt.unam.mx/numeros/37/4.html
Contact
mail: maricela.carrera@ibt.unam.mx
I love coffee and art ☕️🎨
I’m a proud Gatolic person 🐈🐾
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I enjoy working with:
- Quarto
- R
- Python
- Perl