New Faculty: María Angélica Bravo Núñez

María Angélica Bravo Núñez

Assistant Professor, Molecular Biology and Genetics

Academic focus: 

Evolution and molecular mechanisms of chromosome segregation in fungal pathogens

Current research project: 

My current focus is understanding how the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans reduces its DNA content and adapts to challenging environments. 

Previous positions:

  • Provost’s Faculty Fellow, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, 2023-2025
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, 2020-2025

Academic background:

  • Ph.D., Genetics and evolution, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 2020
  • B.Sc., Genomic Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico, 2014

Last book read: 

“Las Intermitencias de la Muerte” (“Death with Interruptions”) by José Saramago

In your own time/when not working: 

Reading, running or dancing

Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching: 

Advanced Genetics and Genomics

What most excites you about Cornell: 

Contributing to a vibrant scientific community, mentoring the next generation of scientists, and developing creative solutions to long-standing questions in fungal evolution.

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