Childhood Cancer Biologist @UCIrvine • Associate Professor @UCIPharmSci • 1st Gen Latina in STEM 🧬
Irvine, CA
Joined October 2019
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Claudia Benavente retweeted
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we present The Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists. This resource showcases the scientific excellence of nearly 400 outstanding scientists. #LatinxAtlas #HispanicHeritageMonth
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Claudia Benavente retweeted
@JanSkotheim, Seth Rubin @ucsc, and I are excited to announce that the 6th International RB conference will take place in the beautiful city of Santa Cruz, California, on April 16-18, 2024. See website for registration, posters/short talks: med.stanford.edu/RBmeeting.h… Please share!
Team @UCI_SPPS at #ABRCMS2023. Scientific expert session done, but if you see us walking around the poster session, ask us about our graduate programs @UCIrvine! #DiversityandInclusion
Representing @UCIrvine at #ABRCMS2023 with @QuinaScience and @tfmPhD. Come check our session Friday 9:30am CC North 122.
Claudia Benavente retweeted
Save the Date: Imposter Syndrome in the Academic Job Search Panel presented by the Scientists of Color and Ally Leadership (SoCAL) on November 9.
Register: bit.ly/ImposterSyndromeEvent…
We are hiring two new tenure-track Assistant Professors in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences! Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Please share broadly: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08645?…
#ScienceJobs #job #FacultyMember #UCIrvine
Un honor ser parte de éste proyecto @PasaporTciencia. Para los que se encuentran en Chile, no se pierdan el capítulo de estreno éste Sábado, 1 de Julio a las 9am por el Canal 13. Soy parte del capítulo de estreno!
#CientíficosChilenos #Ciencia #chile #CNTV #Corfo
Claudia Benavente retweeted
In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth: Claudia Benavente Aims to Find Novel Therapies for Rare Childhood Cancers and Aggressive Adult Solid Tumors pharmsci.uci.edu/2023/03/13/…
Talking to the next generation of female professionals from Compton Unified School District @ Girls in STEAM 2023. GEAR Up! Compton. Our future is in diversity.
#GirlsInSTEM #GearUp #UCI
Claudia Benavente retweeted
Come hear all about cancer health disparities and pediatric cancers at #ABRCMS2022! @pannunziolab and @BenaventeLab presenting at 9:30am in Ballroom D!! @UCI_CRI @UCIrvineSOM @UCI_SPPS
Arturo Salazar and Mateo Valenzuela representing @BenaventeLab at the International Forum on Research Excellence @SigmaXiSociety #ifore22
Fun accomplishment by the students in my lab with our "spooky Western Blot". Excellent team effort! Thanks @UCI_CRI for hosting such a fun event!
Claudia Benavente retweeted
Please RT to put pressure so further investigations are made to identify the murderer(s), and also to help his family bring him home to Chile. (4/4) #HateCrime #xenophobia @min_ciencia @ucatolica
Read our latest #research on #CancerResearch, revealing the mechanisms by which UHRF1 overexpression acts as a major driver of the poor clinical prognosis associated with loss of RB1 in osteosarcoma. Published with @SpringerNature in Oncogenesis.
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My favorite part of being a PI is watching students move on an even brighter future and their proud parents. Freddy recognized with Honors in Research and Achievement Awards ahead of #Commencement #UCISPPS #UCIPride #UCIrvine #Classof2022 #LatinoPride
Proud to see Freddy recognized for his research! Freddy joined our lab as a freshman and will be graduating on Monday. Moving on to a PhD @JohnsHopkins #Latino #latinoscience
Congratulations to #Classof2022 recipients of the UC Irvine School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Undergraduate Achievement Award:
Travis Dabbous, Freddy Guzman, Omar Antonio Ocegueda, and Shayla Nguyen Ngo.
Read more at bit.ly/3NI27Fw #UCIGrad #IamUCI #UCISPPS
Claudia Benavente retweeted
Amazing time playing fútbol this morning, faculty team ties the students 3-3! Nobody got seriously injured though so we’re all winners 🎉
@UCIrvineSOM @UCIrvine @YongshengShi @cholsoon_jang @tfmPhD @VillaltaLab @BenaventeLab @weianzhao
Gracias @accesototalshow por compartir nuestra labor científica con la comunidad #Latina telemundo52.com/entretenimie…
Claudia Benavente retweeted
Excited to share our recent work out in @eLife describing a new mechanism regulating the RB (retinoblastoma) pathway.
Thanks @purvislab and Brown Lab @UNC @UNC_Lineberger and Rubin Lab @UCSC.
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Doctoral (PhD) student position in Mucosal Immunology, IBD and Mucosal healing kidoktorand.varbi.com/what:j…