Valeria Garcia-Flores, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor (Research), Single-Cell Immunology, Research Support for the Pregnancy Biorepository, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201
Previous Positions:
- Assistant Professor (Research), Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology Unit / Maternal-Fetal Single-Cell Genomics Unit, Perinatology Research Branch/NICHD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48201 (2020-2023)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology, Perinatology Research Branch/NICHD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48201 (2018-2020)
- Graduate Student in Molecular Biology and Genetics with an emphasis in Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology, Perinatology Research Branch/NICHD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA (2015-2018).
- Junior Researcher in Endometrial Receptivity. Research and Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Ingenes. Mexico City. Mexico (May 2012-2015).
Education:
- Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Genetics with an emphasis in Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology, CINVESTAV, Mexico City, Mexico (2018)
- Masters of Science (M.Sc.) in Molecular Biology and Genetics, CINVESTAV, Mexico City, Mexico (2013)
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Chemistry, Bacteriology and Parasitology. Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Mexico City. Mexico (2009)
Research Interest:
My research is focused on the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in preterm birth and on developing therapeutic strategies to prevent adverse neonatal outcomes.