FRIAS VAZQUEZ, SARA

Principal Investigator. Sara Frias
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
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NAME: Sara Frias
eRA COMMONS USER NAME (credential, e.g., agency login): Sara Frias-Vázquez
POSITION TITLE: PhD, PI, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México / Instituto Nacional de Pediatría
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE
(if applicable) Completion Date FIELD OF STUDY

Facultad de Ciencias (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Facultad de Ciencias División de estudios superiores (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Facultad de Ciencias División de estudios superiores (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory/ National Institute of Environmental Health, USA BA

MSc

PhD

05/1974

02/1979

06/1989

1997-1998 Biology

Master in Science (Biology)

Doctorate in Science (Biology)

Post-Doctoral
A. Personal Statement
My background is in human cytogenetics, and human genetics, Since I completed my BA in Biology, I have been involved in the study of patients with congenital malformation, the correlation genotype-phenotype. Specifically I have worked with the rare and cancer-prone disease anemia de Fanconi. I have established a cytogenetics lab dedicated to the research of this type of patients, studying a cohort of Fanconi anemia at the molecular, cellular and clinical levels. In this field, I am working with the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund (FARF), to establish several foci of cytogenetic diagnosis of Fanconi anemia, in Latin America. In addition, I have been involved in the investigation regarding the genomic consequences of the anticancer treatment in patients with hematological cancer, Hodgkin Disease. I have graduated more than 40 students, most of them post-graduates.
B. Positions and Honors
1974-2022 Investigator in Cytogenetics and Biology, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria
1980-2022 Professor in Molecular biology of the cell, Facultad de ciencias, (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
2010-2022 Full time Researcher, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)

Other Experience and Professional Memberships
1976- Mexican Society of Human Genetics
1982- Mexican Society of Genetics
1986- Mexican Board of Human Genetics

Honors
1989 Gabino Barreda Medal for the best student in the Doctorate in Biological Sciences
1984- Member of Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, SNI-III (highest level of recognition) since 2019