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==Contact Info==
==Contact Info==
[[Image:HectorMedina.jpg|thumb|right|Hector F Medina A]]
[[Image:HectorMedina.jpg|thumb|right|Hector F. Medina-Abarca]]


*Héctor Francisco Medina Abarca
*Héctor F. Medina-Abarca
*Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Licenciatura en Ciencias Genómicas (LCG)
**Fontana Laboratory, Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School
*Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
**Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
*[[Special:Emailuser/Hector Medina|OpenWetWare Email]]
*Academic contact
* Academic Email: hmedina@lcg.unam.mx
**[[Special:emailuser/Hector Medina|OpenWetWare Email]]
**hmedina [at-sign] lcg [dot] unam [dot] mx
**hector_medina-abarca [at-sign] med [dot] harvard [dot] edu


I study the Genomic Sciences Progamme at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.  I learned about [[OpenWetWare]] from Teamates, and I joined to participate with my team on our [[IGEM:LCG-UNAM-Mexico/2010|2010 iGEM project]].
I'm currently Research Assistant at the Fontana Lab in Harvard's Systems Biology department, working with rule-based models of biochemical reaction networks.
I studied the Genomic Sciences Progamme at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.  I learned about [[OpenWetWare]] from Teamates, and I joined to participate with my team on our [[IGEM:LCG-UNAM-Mexico/2010|2010 iGEM project]].


==Education==
==Education==
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* 2008, Baccalauréat Générale en Série Scientifique, Académie de la Martinique
* 2008, Baccalauréat Générale en Série Scientifique avec Mention Assez Bien, Académie de la Martinique
* 2012, BS, UNAM
* 2012, Bachelor in Integrative Genomic Sciences, UNAM
 
==Work Experience==
* 2012, Intern, Rule-based modeling at the Fontana lab at Harvard Medical School
* 2013, Research Assistant, Rule-based modeling at the Fontana lab at Harvard Medical School


==Research interests==
==Research interests==
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# Synthetic Biology: thinking of biological entities as hyper-complex machines, and tinkering with them.
# Synthetic Biology: the Trial by Synthesis of bio-understanding
# Biotechnology: after tinkering with them, engineer new machines & apply them to new fields.
# Systems Biology: observing biology from the perspective of systems (define your own system!)
# Systems Biology: abstracting hyper-complex networks to many simple sub-motifs.
# MetaGenomics: the boundary between self and non-self becomes blurry with microbiomes
# Physics: when Newton fails, go Quantum!
# AstroBiology: a Universe of Possibilities out there
 
===Ambitions===
# Terraform Mars (if devoid of resurrectable life)
# Colonize Jupiter's atmosphere.


==Logs==
==Logs==
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===2011===
===2011===
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* [[IGEM:UNAM-Genomics_Mexico/2009/Notebook/H2|iGEM 2011 Personal Log]]
* [[IGEM:UNAM-Genomics-Mexico/2011:People|iGEM 2011 Group Log]]


==Useful links==
==Useful links==
*[[OpenWetWare:Welcome|Introductory tutorial]]
*[[OpenWetWare:Welcome|Introductory tutorial]]
*[[Help|OpenWetWare help pages]]
*[[Help|OpenWetWare help pages]]

Latest revision as of 07:44, 29 March 2013

Contact Info

Hector F. Medina-Abarca
  • Héctor F. Medina-Abarca
    • Fontana Laboratory, Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
  • Academic contact
    • OpenWetWare Email
    • hmedina [at-sign] lcg [dot] unam [dot] mx
    • hector_medina-abarca [at-sign] med [dot] harvard [dot] edu

I'm currently Research Assistant at the Fontana Lab in Harvard's Systems Biology department, working with rule-based models of biochemical reaction networks. I studied the Genomic Sciences Progamme at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. I learned about OpenWetWare from Teamates, and I joined to participate with my team on our 2010 iGEM project.

Education

  • 2008, Baccalauréat Générale en Série Scientifique avec Mention Assez Bien, Académie de la Martinique
  • 2012, Bachelor in Integrative Genomic Sciences, UNAM

Work Experience

  • 2012, Intern, Rule-based modeling at the Fontana lab at Harvard Medical School
  • 2013, Research Assistant, Rule-based modeling at the Fontana lab at Harvard Medical School

Research interests

  1. Synthetic Biology: the Trial by Synthesis of bio-understanding
  2. Systems Biology: observing biology from the perspective of systems (define your own system!)
  3. MetaGenomics: the boundary between self and non-self becomes blurry with microbiomes
  4. AstroBiology: a Universe of Possibilities out there

Ambitions

  1. Terraform Mars (if devoid of resurrectable life)
  2. Colonize Jupiter's atmosphere.

Logs

2010

2011

Useful links