Mariel Vasquez

Position Title
Professor

  • Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics -- College of Biological Sciences
  • Department of Mathematics -- College of Letters and Science
Bio

Mariel Vasquez studies the shape and structure of DNA. She examines the mechanisms that underlie site-specific recombination of DNA and the packing of chromosomes in human cells and viral capsids using simulations and knot theory, and chromosomal aberrations using biophysical models and data analysis.