Andres Herrera Tequia

Ph.D. Candidate

Department of Biological Chemistry

Contact

3315 MSRB III

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0600

herrerat@umich.edu

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andres-herrera-tequia-3b760699

Research Interests

I am interested in gene regulation, epigenetics, and how metabolism regulates gene expression. I am currently studying the post-translational regulation of the histone-like protein Lrp from Escherichia coli.

Education

M.S. in Biochemistry (Meritorious thesis mention) from National University of Colombia, 2018

B.S. in Biology from National University of Colombia, 2015

Professional history

2021: Visiting research scholar

Lundquist Lab – Plant Resilience Institute - Michigan State University

2019 – 2020: Visiting research scholar

Grotewold Lab - Michigan State University

Publications

Google Scholar profile:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ssis7CsAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Fellowships and awards

Young Researcher Scholarship, National University of Colombia and COLCIENCIAS, 2016-2017

Academic Tuition Scholarship, National University of Colombia, 2016

Teaching Assistant Scholarship, National University of Colombia, 2015-2016

Best score on the Efi-Ciencias test from the Department of Biology, National University of Colombia, 2014

Pacific Rubiales Energy Foundation Scholarship, 2009-2014