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Diego A. Vargas Inchaustegui

Major: Immunoparasitology
Joined program in 2006

Mentor: Lynn Soong
Awards/Grants:
Samuel Kaplan Award for poster presentation. 2nd place in Graduate Student category (Texas ASM Meeting)
Research Description:
My research interest involves the host-parasite interactions in the area of parasitology. I study the interaction of different components of the immune system (such as dendritic cells and macrophages) with the parasite Leishmania braziliensis. This parasite causes the severe muco-cutaneous disease know as Leishmaniasis. This disease is endemic in my home country, Perú.

Hometown: Lima, Peru
Education: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH)
Hobbies: Soccer and racquetball!
Contact: davargas@utmb.edu

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