|
Dr Araxi Urrutia |
|
about |
|
Funding 2014 Schinazi international exchange fellowship 2014 Genetics Society meeting sponsorship. Population Genetics group at Bath. 2013 International Research Partnership. 2010 Royal Society International Travel grant. 2010 Santander travel grant. 2009-2011 Royal Society Research Grant for Fellows. 2008-2009 Royal Society Research Grant. 2007-2008 L'Oréal UK Fellowship for Women in Science, UNESCO & Royal Institution of GB. 2007-2013 Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellowship.
Prizes and Awards & other indicators of esteem National and international awards or distinctions 2013-2016 National System of Research, CONACyT, Mexico - Academic level 1 (renewed). 2009-2012 National System of Research, CONACyT, Mexico - Academic level 1. 2009 Biochemical Society Early Career Research Award – Theme I: Genes – Medal 2008 International Raising Talent 2008 by the Women’s Forum for Economy and Society. 2008 SHE Inspiring Women Award 2008 – Category Innovator. 2004 Promega Young Scientist of the Year Award (Third Prize). 2003 L’Oreal – Royal Institution postgraduate science student of the year 2003 award.
University awards 2013 Faculty of Science Recognising Excellence award. 2009 Merit pay award for an exceptional contribution to the University of Bath by members of staff. 2003 Ede and Ravenscroft Award for outstanding achievement of a research student, University of Bath. 2003 Qualye Prize best postgraduate student at the Department of Biology and Biochemistry University of Bath. 1999 Honours mention to outstanding undergraduate thesis, National University of Mexico.
Grant evaluation and editorial work 2014 – Member of the Theme Panel I – Genes, Biochemical Society. 2014- Reviewer for research proposals at the Research Council of Oman. 2013- Member of the editorial board of the New Journal of Science in the Genetics area. 2011- Member of the Royal Society’s International Exchange Scheme: Panel 7 Developmental biology, genetics, immunology and microbiology. 2009- Member of the Panel of Editorial Advisers for the Biochemical Journal. 2009-2011 Member of the Royal Society’s International Travel Grants: Panel 7 Developmental biology, genetics, immunology and microbiology.
Award and plenary lectures How genomes encode complexity? 2014. Plenary lecture at Royal Society Research Fellows Conference. Transcriptome evolution: shaping genes, genomes… and proteins. 2009. Award Lecture at the Biochemical Society / Wellcome Trust Focused Meeting: Protein evolution – sequences, structures and systems celebrating Darwin’s 200th birth. DNA50. 2004. Plenary lecture at Universum, Mexico on invitation from the British Council as part of the international celebrations of the 50 years since the discovery of the DNA structure. Human genome: tracking the footprints of natural selection. 2003. Award Lecture at the Royal Institution of Great Britain.
Seminar series and oral presentations by invitation Exploring the genomic basis of complexity through the analyses of 30million sequences from 112 species. 2014. Seminar at the HPC conference at the University of Bath. Genomic basis of complexity. 2014. Seminar at Centre for Genomic Sciences, UNAM, Mexico by invitation of Dr Girard and Dr Ramirez-Castillo. From genomes to phenotypes through gene co-expression networks. 2013. Short presentation at launch event for Centre for Networks and Complex Behaviour on invitation by Dr Jonathan Dawes. Alternative splicing and the evolution of the eukaryotic genome. 2012. Departmental research day, University of Bath on invitation by Dr Wolf. What makes us human: in search of the genetic basis of complexity. 2011. Vice chancellors research day, University of Bath (Nominated by Prof. Tosh). Transcription profiles and their genomic consequences in human and yeast. 2010. Distinguished speaker seminar series. Center for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona (on invitation by Dr Beato, Head of centre). Genomics: an evolutionary perspective. 2009. National Institute of Genomic Medicine [INMEGEN], Mexico (on invitation by Prof. Soberon, Director of INMEGEN). Transcriptome and genome organisation: from yeast to humans. 2009. Invited speaker at the Centre for BioMedical Informatics 4th Annual Symposium, University of Kent. How genes choose their place in the genome? Evolution of gene order. 2009. Lunchtime Darwin Seminar Series at the University of Bath, organised by Dr Steve Dorus. The transcriptome and the evolution of genes and genomes. 2009. Year of Darwin Seminar at the School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham on invitation by Prof. Kevin Chipman, Head of School. The evolution of transcriptomes. 2008. Seminar at School of Biosciences, Cardiff University (on invitation by Prof. Adrian Harwood). Evolution of the human transcriptome. 2008. Seminar at the Wales School of Medicine in Cardiff (on invitation by Dr Lesley Jones). Opposites in the yeast transcriptome: characterising negatively co expressed gene pairs. 2007 Departmental research day, University of Bath on invitation by Prof. Brown. Optimisation of protein synthesis in the human genome. 2006. Seminar at the Neurobiology Institute, National University of Mexico (on invitation by Prof. Carlos Valverde). Evolution of the human genome. 2006. Seminar at the Institute of Biotechnology, National University of Mexico (on invitation by Prof. Xavier Soberon). An optimal genome? 2005. Seminar at the Instituto de Fisiologia Celular, National University of Mexico (on invitation from Prof. Garcia Sainz, Director of Institute). Functional Optimization of Human Genome. 2004. Seminar at the University of Texas, Dallas, Texas (on invitation by: Center of Mexico-USA Studies & Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Technology). Model of transcription and translation optimisation in the human genome 2004. Lecture at the Dept. of genetics & cellular biology, CINVESTAV, Mexico (on invitation by Dr Esther Lopez Bayghen Patiño). Protein synthesis optimisation in the human genome. 2004. Lecture at Faculty of Science, National University of Mexico. The human genome: Keeping genes in order. 2003. Lecture at the Bath Royal Scientific and Literary Institution (on invitation from Andy Pepperdine) Human genome: tracking the footprints of natural selection. 2003. Invited speaker at Oxford University for the First Mexican Conference of Graduate Students in the United Kingdom. The evolution of introns in human genes: transcription efficiency vs. regional effects. 2002. Seminar imparted at the NCBI from the National Institutes of Health Bethesda (on invitation from Prof. Alexey Kondrashov).
Management and leadership Internal posts of responsibility 2014– Departmental self assessment team (Athena SWAN) chair of subteam for staff related analyses. 2013-2014- Departmental Athena SWAN Group chair 2011- Departmental equality officer and Equalities and Diversities Network Departmental Representative 2009-present - Department of Biology and Biochemistry representative to the University Athena SWAN Committee member
University Committee membership 2013- Member of the Departmental Advisory Group. 2013- Equalities and Diversity Network representative to the Equality and Diversity Committee. 2011- Department of Biology and Biochemistry representative to the Equalities and Diversity Network. 2009- Member of the Athena Swan University of Bath self-assessment group. 2008-2009 Academic/research staff representative, Equality and Diversity Committee. 2008 Research staff representative in the Equalities and Diversities Committee.
Knowledge transfer Conference organisation 2013-2014 Co-chair of the organising committee of the Population genetics group (Pop-group). 2011 Co-organiser of Evolution @ Bath & Bristol. University of Bath. 2009-2010 Member of the organising committee and co-chair of microbiology session in Biofuels for the Frontiers in Science, UK-Brazil meeting organised by the Royal Society and FAPESP.
Seminars hosted at the University of Bath Social bacterial evolution. 2011. Dr Ashleigh Griffin, Oxford University, UK. RNA world. 2003. Prof. David Penny, Massey University, New Zealand. Evolution of eye receptors. 2002. Prof. Wen-Hsiung Li, Chicago University, United States.
Manuscripts reviewed for journals PLoS Genetics, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Genome Biology, Journal of Molecular Evolution, Human Molecular Genetics, Nature Communications, Genome Biology and Evolution, BMC genomics, Heredity, Genetics, Genome, Bioinformatics, Proceedings of the Royal Soc. B: Biol. Sciences, PLoS ONE, FTB Journal, Biology Direct, Gene and DNA Research.
|
|
Awards, funding and editorial work |
|
LECTURER IN GENOMICS LAB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BATH |