Heidi Contreras

Heidi Contreras, B.A., B.Sc.

(Ph.D. in progress)
  • Positions:
    Graduate Student - Ph.D.

    University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA)

    Research Assistant

    Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology

    Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

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  • Advisor:

    Josephine Clark-Curtiss

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  • Degrees:
     
    Ph.D. (in progress), Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA)
     
    B.Sc., Microbiology, Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
     
    B.A., English Literature, Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
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  • Past Advisors:
     
    Valerie Stout (as Undergraduate Student)
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  • Research:
    Studying a possible persistence mechanism of the etiologic agent of tuberculosis.

    One possible persistence mechanism we are currently studying are toxin-antitoxin (TA) modules in the etiologic agent of tuberculosis. We have recently characterized a TA module belonging to the Rel TA module family: RelBE, RelFG, and RelJK. We have shown in Mycobacterium smegmatis that when the toxin is over-expressed, growth is inhibited. However this phenotype can be reversed when the cognate anti-toxin is also expressed, thus sufficiently neutralizing the growth inhibitory effects of the toxin.

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  • Other Experience:

    2007 Teaching assistant in bacterial genetics laboratory course in SoLS.

    2003-2004 Promotions photographer for Big City Radio/The Edge 103.9fm

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