Member Profile
Membership type: affiliate
Claudia Paiz
Country of origin: Guatemala Currently in: Guatemala, Guatemala General field of specialization: Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology-
Degrees
2008 Undergraduate Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology -
Current Research Activities
Biological Systems and Organisms
Research assistant at Center for Biotechnology studies (UVG), working on project that target several spermatogenesis and sexual differentiation of the malaria vector, Anopheles albimanus trough RNA interference.
Publications resulting from Research:
A. Lara, E. Ortiz, P. Villatoro, C. Paiz, P. Pennington. RNA interfering, a novel tool for sterilize male mosquitos of Anopheles albimanus, main malaria vector in Guatemala. POSTER. Eighth International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science. Spain. 2019
Claudia Paiz-Reyes, Pamela Flores, Mabel Taracena, Katia Illescas, Mariana Morales, Catherine Hunt, Norma Padilla, Ellen Dotson, Pamela Pennington. Identification of sex-biased actin genes involved in Anopheles albimanus flight: a potential target to eliminate females for mosquito production for release. POSTER. Gordon Research Conference 2019.
Claudia Paiz-Reyes, Pamela Flores, Katia Illescas, Mabel Taracena, Norma Padilla, Pamela Pennington
Identification of sex specific actin genes in Anopheles albimanus, a main malaria vector in Central America and the Caribbean. POSTER ASTMH 2018.
Andrea Ramos, Mabel Taracena, Claudia Paiz, Pamela Pennington- Determining the expression profile of spermatogenesis gene homologues throughout all developmental stages of Anopheles albimanus, main malaria vector in Central America. POSTER ASTMH 2017.
Pennington PM, Paiz C, Grajeda LM, Cordón-Rosales C. 2009. Short Report: Concurrent Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi Lineages I and II in Domestic Triatoma dimidiata from Guatemala. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 80(2): 239-241
Current profession
Current professional activities type:TeachingLaboratory instructor for Molecular Biology course.
Workshop and Conference Attended
2019 Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research. University of Maryland. USA. Insect technologies theory and practice (Crispr-Cas) Workshop(48 hours). Insect Genetic Technologies. Research Coordination Network (IGTRCN).Presentation given
2018La biotecnología para el control de mosquitos: investigación norte-surUniversidad del Valle de GuatemalaEvent: 1st Guatemala Biotechnology congress
