Fernando Gomez

Fernando Gomez, B.A.

  • Position:
    Graduate Student - Ph.D.

    Molecular Biology Institute

    University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

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  • Advisor:

    Catherine F. Clarke

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  • Degrees:
     
    B.A., History of Science, University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
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  • Past Advisors:
     
    Elizabeth Eldon (as Undergraduate Student)
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  • Research:
    Using C. elegans as a model to investigate primary coenzyme Q deficiency disorders

    I use the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans to assess the various ways in which primary coenzyme Q deficiencies are manifested. Coenzyme Q is a crucial component of the electron transport chain in mitochondria, working to ferry electrons from complex I and complex II to complex III. Coenzyme Q is found in most organisms, from bacteria to humans. C. elegans mutants for coenzyme Q biosynthesis have altered fertility, activity levels, lifespan and behavioral traits. We are currently characterizing various traits of worm coq mutants.

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  • Honors:

    2007-present Ruth L. Kirchstein NIH-NRSA Fellow

    2006-2007 UCLA-NIH Cellular and Molecular Biology Training Grant

    2004 Biochemistry Scholar of the Year (CSULB)- 2004

    2004 NIA-NIH Summer Research Intern - 2004

    2002-2004 MARC Scholar (CSULB)

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