CAMPOS is happy to announce that six new faculty were awarded as CAMPOS Faculty Scholars in 2014! 

CAMPOS Faculty Scholars are exceptional scientists in a STEM discipline. They are selected for their transformative thinking, unique perspectives, interdisciplinary approaches, and leadership potential to impact their STEM discipline in profound and enduring ways. Their discoveries, innovations, and technological breakthroughs will contribute to the public good, locally, nationally, and globally. A CAMPOS Faculty Scholar is a role model for future scientists and scholars who share their vision of diversity and inclusion, as key components of the Academy in the 21st Century. 

1. Jacqueline Barlow, Assistant Professor Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Dr. Barlow is a biologist who studies the etiology of DNA damage and mechanisms for its repair.

2. Magdalena Cerda, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Violence Prevention Research Program. Dr. Cerda is a social epidemiologist who addresses the social and structural determinants of health, including such important problems as violence, substance abuse, and mental illness.

3. Lillian Cruz-Orengo, Assistant Professor of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology. Dr. Cruz-Orengo studies rodent models of neurological disorders, including trauma, chronic pain, and inflammatory-induced neurodegeneration.

4. Anna La Torre Vila, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy. Dr. La Torre Vila combines molecular and cellular biology, stem cells, and mouse studies to study neuronal development.

5. Cindy Rubio Gonzalez, Assistant Professor of Computer Science. Dr. Rubio Gonzalez is a software engineer who focuses on developing and applying program-analysis techniques to make software more reliable.

6. Mariel Vazquez, Professor of Mathematics and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Dr. Vazquez is a mathematical biologist with a specialization in the applications of topology to the study of DNA.