MARC AT UNM

The Marc Team

The MARC Program has been at UNM for more than 15 years.  In 2015, Dr. Takacs-Vesbach became Co-Director and then Director in 2016.  Dr. Canavan joined the team as Co-Director in 2017. 

Pack Leaders

Our program includes two graduate student mentors that serve as near-peer leaders



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​Program Director

Dr. Cristina Takacs-Vesbach
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​Program Co-Director
Dr. Heather Canavan
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​Program Manager 

Antonio Bañuelos
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Ámalia Parra, GA mentor
A doctoral student in Biochemistry studying cell fate determination and genome engineering.

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Benjamin Matheson, GA mentor
Will be completing his PhD in Biomedical Engineering in Spring 2021. His current work has centered around translational research. Specifically testing medical devices as a method to detect early stage endothelial dysfunction in humans with diabetes.


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Contact Us

Our office is located in UNM's Dept. of Biology 182 Castetter Hall, come meet us!

Mailing Address:
Department of Biology
MSC 03 2020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001


505-277-1760
marc@unm.edu


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  • Home
  • About
  • What is biomedical research?
  • Who is eligible to apply?
  • Apply
  • The Team
  • Scholars
  • 2020 MARC Summer Research Symposium