Tomas Salter-Cid

Research Description

While at Tulane University I worked to develop a novel method of longitudinal in vivo imaging of mitochondria in the cerebral epithelium of rodents. Additionally, using this method, I helped to study the effects of ischemia on the dynamics of cerebral epithelial mitochondria in vivo. Upon graduating I moved into the biotechnology industry and began working as an in vitro pharmacologist at a immune oncology company in San Diego. My role was to develop high throughput screening assays for small molecules as well as characterize lead candidates for several oncology and autoimmune indications.

Now, as a graduate student in David Segal’s lab, I am interested in studying and developing gene therapies for rare neurodevelopmental diseases. I am also working to develop novel methodologies of genome engineering mouse Embryonic Stem Cells to ultimately develop novel model systems of neurologic disease and allow for higher confidence assaying of gene therapies.