Email

angel.garces@bcm.edu

Positions

Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD)

MS3
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

MS2

Cancer & Cell Biology
Baylor College of Medicine

Mentor: TBD

Education

MS from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

12/2021 - Houston, Texas United States

Therapeutics and Pharmacology

BS from Rice University

05/2018 - Houston, Texas United States

Inorganic Chemistry

Professional Statement

I am a third-year MD/PhD student (MS3) with 7 years of dedicated cancer biology research training. My experience includes investigating proton radiosensitivity in glioma stem cells, quantifying chemotherapy induced post-translational modifications in breast cancer, and developing gold nanoparticle vaccines for melanoma. I decided to pursue a career in medicine after volunteering as a Spanish-English medical interpreter, where I worked to ensure that language and cultural differences did not impede healthcare access for Spanish-speaking patients. This continues to motivate me as an MD/PhD student currently interested in pursuing pediatric hematology-oncology. I am looking forward to developing the clinical and research expertise necessary to translate basic science discoveries into novel cancer therapeutics that tangibly improve patient outcomes while also working to break down language and cultural barriers in accessing high-quality cancer care.

Selected Publications

• Garces AA, Bronk L, Bhat KPL, Grosshans DR "ATRX Loss to impair glioma stem cell viability and self-renewal via proton radiotherapy induced necrosis." J. Clin. Oncol.. 2021 May 20;39(no. 15_suppl):2046-2046.

Languages

Spanish