1. Ytzel Flores Torrontegui
La Joya, Tlalpan, Ciudad de Mexico/5543866325
ytzel.flores.t@gmail.com
Education
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Faculty of Chemistry.
MS in Biochemical Sciences (2012).
MS Thesis: “Evaluation of narasin and ivermectin as selective inhibitors of the viability of breast
cancer stem cells”
Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Faculty of Biological and Chemical Sciences.
BS in Biopharmaceutical Chemistry (2005).
Experience
National Institute of Cancerology, Laboratory of Epigenetics.
Grad Student (2012-2015)
• Conducted research on evaluation of drugs for their chemoterapeutical effect in vitro,
under the concept of drug repurposing.
• Characterization and isolation of cellular subpopulations by flow cytometry and Cell
sorter.
• Assessed the effects of drugs on cell viability in vitro.
Research assistant (2010-2012)
• Collaborated with the project: “Nicotinamide, a SIRT1 inhibitor as an epigenetic therapy
of cancer”
• Analyzed levels of proteins in cell lysates by Western blot.
• Extraction of proteins from cell culture lysates.
Research summer internship (2008)
• Participated in the project: “Transfection of NIH3T3 fibroblast with the E6 gene from HPV-
18”
• Cell culture of animal cells, bacterial transformation and cationic lipid-mediated
transfection of cells.
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National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Pharmacology.
Research summer internship (2006)
• Collaboration with the project: “Correlation between the anti-inflammatory effect of
piroxicam and its blood concentration in rats”
• Handling and care of laboratory animals.
Skills
Good Laboratory Practice, Use and handling of laboratory material and equipment, Cell culture,
Research, Molecular biology techniques, Cellular biology techniques, Interpretation of
experimental data, Communications skills, Intermediate/advanced english (oral/written),
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Analytical, Willingness to work in
a team-based environment.