Sergio R. Santa Maria

Personal Information

Biographical & Contact Information

I am originally from Lima, Peru. I attended the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Lima, Peru), where I received my Bachelor's degree in Biology. In August 2004, I decided to join the BMB program, and since then I have been working in the Prakash Laboratory. You can contact me via email at srsantam_at_utmb_dot_edu.

Research Interests

I am mainly interested in the bypass of different DNA lesions by specialized polymerases, and also in the different protein complexes involved in DNA repair and replication.

Grants & Awards

• 2006 -- Graduate Student Organization Award, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, U.S.
• 2006 -- Barbara Bowman Memorial Award for Research Excellence, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, U.S.
• 2006 -- University Federal Credit Union Scholarship Award, UTMB.
• 2006 - Elected to Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities.
• 2004 -- Robert Bennett Scholarship, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, U.S.
• 2002 -- Contenta Award for best undergraduate student, School of Sciences and Philosophy, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
• 2001 -- Barbara Ann Kotowski de Tejada Award for best Licentiate Thesis Project, School of Sciences and Philosophy, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.

Curriculum Vitae

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