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 Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Sciences | MBES Students | Theresa Cantu

Theresa Cantu

Research Interest:

  • Elasmobranch biology
  • Cancer Biology
  • Tumor Angiogenesis
  • Marine Natural Products
  • Wound Healing

Fellowships, Honors and Awards:

Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Fellowship NIH/MIGMS 2011- MUSC

Mote Marine Laboratory Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates NSF 2010 – MML

Lowe's Companies, Inc. Scholarship 2010-2011

Society for Advancing Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science Travel Award 2010 – SACNAS conference

Society for Advancing Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science Travel Award 2009 – SACNAS conference

Minority Access to Research Careers Fellowship-
2008-2010 Research (MARC-U*STAR) Trainee UTSA

FASEB-MARC Travel Award 2008 – ABRCMS conference

STELLAR Scholar Undergraduate Research Fellowship-
2007-2008 Northwest Vista College

Presentations:
Theresa Cantu, C.J. Walsh, Carl A. Luer
“Activation of Caspase-9 in Jurkat Cells cultured with Epigonal Conditioned Medium” Society for the Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science. October 1-3, 2010 Anaheim, CA.

Theresa Cantu, Micaela Vargas, G.J. Chaudry
“Analysis of Human CMG2 Expression in Select Tissue”. Poster - University of Texas at San Antonio – Annual MBRS-RISE/MARC Symposium. San Antonio, TX, 2009


Theresa Cantu, Rudolfo Jimenez, G.J. Chaudry
“Alanine scanning mutagenesis of vWA domain CMG2 lysines”. Poster – Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students. Orlando, Fl, 2008

Theresa Cantu

Theresa Cantu

Mentor: Dr Louis Guillette, Jr.

Education:
BS, University of Texas at San Antonio

Year Matriculated: 2011

cantut@musc.edu


 
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