Position Title
Professor
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.