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Alexandre Gaspar Maia, Ph.D.

Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

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Dr. Maia leads the Functional Epigenomics Lab as part of the Centre for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic.

  • Cancer stem cells
  • Ovarian cancer
  • Epigenomics
  • Tumor heterogeneity
  • Single cell RNA and ATAC-seq
  1. 2016
    Postdoctoral Fellowship - Chromatin Biology, Mentor: Dr. Emily BernsteinIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  2. 2010
    Ph.D. - Molecular Biology. Mentor: Miguel Ramalho-SantosUniversity of Coimbra
  3. 2009
    Predoctoral Research Fellow - Molecular BiologyUniversity of California at San Francisco (UCSF)
  4. 2002
    BS - Aquatic SciencesICBAS, University of Porto

Awards and honors

  1. 2022
    Career Enhancement Program award Mayo Clinic NIH Breast Cancer SPOREMayo Clinic
  2. 2021
    DoD Ovarian Academy Junior Investigator Mayo Clinic
  3. 2020
    Regenerative Sciences Curriculum Development Award Mayo Clinic
  4. 2019
    Career Enhancement Program award Mayo Clinic NIH Ovarian Cancer SPORE Mayo Clinic
  5. 2018
    Junior Faculty Poster AwardDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  6. 2018
    Poster AwardEpigentics: From Mechanisms to Disease
  7. 2017
    Travel AwardChampalimaud Research Symposium
  8. 2016
    C1 Award for the Single-Cell Auto-Prep System with ATAC-seqFluidigm
  9. 2014
    Postdoc Recognition AwardISMMS
  10. 2014
    NYSCF-Druckenmiller FellowshipNew York Stem Cell Foundation
  11. 2013
    Best Poster Presentation, RCMI SymposiumHunter College
  12. 2012
    Honorable Mention Poster Presentation, Stem Cell SymposiumCornell University
  13. 2011
    Postdoctoral FellowshipDepartment of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)
  14. 2008
    Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation, Center of Reproductive Sciences RetreatUniversity of California San Francisco (UCSF)
  15. 2003
    Ph.D. FellowshipThe Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology
  16. 2000
    Socrates ScholarshipUniversity of Porto

Professional memberships

  1. 2022 - present
    Associate DirectorCenter for Individualized Medicine (CIM), Mayo Clinic Rochester
  2. 2021 - present
    MemberDLMP Research Interest Groups (Multiomics and Cancer)
  3. 2020 - 2021
    MemberLeadership in PhD Scholar Program (LeaP) Admissions Program Committee
  4. 2020 - 2021
    MemberCIM/Beyond DNA: “Rare and undiagnosed diseases” steering committee
  5. 2020 - present
    MemberRegenerative Sciences Curriculm Development committee
  6. 2013 - present
    MemberAmerican Association for Cancer Research
  7. 2010 - present
    MemberNew York Academy of Sciences
  8. 2008 - present
    MemberInternational Society for Stem Cell Research

Publications

Research activities

See a description of research activities.