Gabriela Romero-Meza, MD, PhD

MD Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 2010

PhD Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Superiores del IPN, Mexico City (CINVESTAV), 2016

I have always been interested in understanding the cell’s basic molecular processes. This led me, after finishing my medical studies, to enroll in a graduate program. During those years, I was focused on understanding the complex gene expression mechanisms of the Trypanosomatid parasites, and I described the first regulator of transcription in Trypanosoma brucei. Being fascinated by the intriguing world of parasites, I spent some time after obtaining my PhD discovering the role of DNA breaks in antigenic variation in the same parasite.

In the Littman laboratory, I have had the opportunity to expand my experience as a scientist in immunology in addition to helping the laboratory run smoothly and efficiently.

 
 

Selected Publications

  1. Romero-Meza G, Vélez-Ramírez DE, Florencio-Martínez LE, Román-Carraro FC, Manning-Cela R, Hernández-Rivas R, Martínez-Calvillo S. Maf1 is a negative regulator of transcription in Trypanosoma brucei. Mol Microbiol. 2017 Feb;103(3):452-468. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13568. Epub 2016 Nov 25. PubMed PMID: 27802583.

  2. Herrera-Solorio AM, Vembar SS, MacPherson CR, Lozano-Amado D, Meza GR, Xoconostle-Cazares B, Martins RM, Chen P, Vargas M, Scherf A, Hernández-Rivas R. Clipped histone H3 is integrated into nucleosomes of DNA replication genes in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. EMBO Rep. 2019 Apr;20(4). doi: 10.15252/embr.201846331. Epub 2019 Mar 4. PubMed PMID: 30833341; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6446197.

  3. Romero-Meza G, Mugnier MR. Trypanosoma brucei. Trends Parasitol. 2020 Jun;36(6):571-572. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.10.007. Epub 2019 Nov 20. PubMed PMID: 31757771; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7375462.