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  Manel Camps

Manel Camps

Professor

831-459-5396

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Physical & Biological Sciences Division

Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology Department

Professor

Faculty

Biomolecular Science & Engineering
Crown College

Regular Faculty

Physical Sciences Building
434

Crown college

METX

Doctor in Veterinary Medicine for the Autonomous University of Barcelona (1993). Obtained a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University under mentoship of Dr. John Boothroyd. Graduate work on the genetics of the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. In 2001 starts postdoctoral work with Dr. Lawrence A. Loeb (University of Washington) on directed protein evolution. Becomes Acting Instructor in 2004, still in Dr. Loeb's laboratory, and intitates work on repair of methylated DNA. Obtains an his current Assistant Professor position at UCSC in 2007.

Protein evolution/directed evolution. DNA repair. Drug resistance (antibiotic and chemotherapy). ColE1 plasmid replication and regulation. Mutagenesis: detection and identification of signatures.

The Camps laboratory is interested in the consequences and applications of increasing random genetic variation. We study the evolution of new biological activities using two model systems: 1) TEM-1 beta-lactamase (for evolutionary trajectories and 2) DNA Repair of methyl-DNA adducts (for alterations in substrate recognition). Other interests include: 1) mutation footprinting of DNA replication and repair; 2) ColE1 plasmid replication initiation; 3) high-throughput quantification of mutagenesis of random mutagenesis.

Mechanistic understanding of disease both at the macroscopic level (anatomy) and molecular levels (molecular pathogenesis). Other areas include inflammation/immunity, protein engineering and pharmacology/toxicology.

1993 Top student of graduating class,
Veterinary School, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

1994 -1996 "la Caixa" Fellowship to pursue graduate programs abroad.
la Caixa" is a foundation that took over the Fullbright Program in Spain.

1996-1997 Dean of Research's Incentive Fund Fellowship.
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

2003- 2004 Environmental Pathology/Toxicology T32 NIEHS National Research Service Award. University of Washington, Department of Pathology

2006-2011 National Cancer Institute K08 award
Title: Creation of AlkB Mutants for Bone Marrow Protection.

2008-2010 Conquer Cancer Now (CONCERN) award.

Biol135 Functional human anatomy
Biol118 Molecular Pathogenesis
METX200 Interdisciplinary Approaches in Microbiology and Environmental Health

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