Luz Silva-Torres, PhD

RTOP Awardee

Institution:

UPR Medical Sciences Campus, School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Laboratory technology:

Training in the implementation and interpretation of human-centered genome-wide analyses, including: 1. RNA sequencing using human cell-derived samples; 2. Genome-wide methylation profiling; 3. Epigenetic pathway analysis related to substance use. This will include experimental setup, sample preparation, sequencing workflows, and bioinformatic interpretation.

Host laboratory:

Department of Psychiatry, Division of Human Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT and National Center for PTSD, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Orange, CT