About myself

I am a young Mexican scientist and bioinformatician in training. Since August 2023, I’ve been pursuing my PhD at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where my research in the Trotman Lab focuses on prostate tissue architecture and its role in prostate cancer. In parallel, I serve as an advocate of DIAS, a CSHL affinity group dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM. Outside the lab, I enjoy running, reading emotionally intense fiction and historical novels, and spending time with friends and family.

Education

PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | August 2023 - Present

B.S. in Genomic Sciences | National Autonomous University of Mexico | August 2018 - June 2022

Research Experience

Lieber Institute for Brain Development | Leonardo Collado-Torres Lab | Post-baccalaureate researcher | February 2023 - August 2023

New York Genome Center | Tuuli Lappalainen Lab | Undergraduate researcher | September 2021 - August 2022

LANGEBIO-CINVESTAV | Andres Moreno-Estrada Lab | Undergraduate researcher | August 2019 - June 2021

Center for Genomic Sciences, UNAM | Julio Collado-Vides Lab | Undergraduate researcher | February 2019 - December 2019

International Laboratory for Human Genome Research, UNAM | María Ávila-Arcos Lab | Undergraduate researcher | Summer 2019

Center for Genomic Sciences, UNAM | David Zamorano-Sánchez | Undergraduate researcher | January 2019 - June 2019

Publications

Transcriptomic analysis of the human habenula in schizophreniaYalcinbas EA, Ajanaku B, Nelson ED, Garcia-Flores R, et al. American Journal of Psychiatry (2025). doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.20240776.

TrkB-dependent regulation of molecular signaling across septal cell types. Rodriguez, L.A., Tran, M.N., Garcia-Flores, R. et al. Transl Psychiatry (2024). doi:10.1038/s41398-024-02758-6.