Bio

Hi, I’m Ben! I’m a postdoctoral fellow in the Regulatory Genomics group at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Münster, Germany. My research is focused on understanding the role that 3D organisation of chromatin plays in regulating gene expression. I use R and Python to analyse genomic datasets to make comparative analyses of 3D genome organisation. My primary model organism is the zebrafish, but I frequently collaborate with researchers working on other organisms, including mouse and human.

Education

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine | Münster, Germany

Ph.D. in Biology | 2023

National Autonomous University of Mexico | Cuernavaca, Mexico

B.S. in Genomic Sciences | 2015

Interests

Gene regulation; 3D genome organisation; Evolution; Data analysis

Research Experience

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine | Postdoctoral fellow | June 2023 - Present

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine | PhD student | October 2015 - June 2023

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine | Undergraduate researcher | September 2014 - May 2015

Stowers Institute for Medical Research | Summer scholar | June 2014 - August 2014

Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM | Undergraduate laboratory researcher | September 2012 - May 2014

iGEM UNAM Genomics 2012 | Team member | October 2011 - May 2013