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Silence no more; correcting hearing loss with CRISPR

Hearing loss, or deafness, is a health problem affecting over 5% of the world’s population (1). It is a rather complex disease, which can...

Plant-derived microRNAs as mediators of the acquisition of honeybee worker phenotype

Social insects, such as honeybees (Apis mellifera), provide fascinating examples of natural social structures. These insects have a...

Small non-coding RNAs and Filarial infections

What are Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)? The World Health Organization (WHO) defines NTDs as a group of communicable,...

EUSci at the Fringe 2017 / Skeptics on the Fringe

The Edinburgh Skeptics Society (ESS) is a non-profit organisation created in 2009 with the aim of promoting evidence-based scientific...

Starving malaria?

Malaria is one of the most common and deadly tropical diseases, causing a wide range of symptoms, including brain damage and, in the most...

Juan Quintana, PhD.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Mark Field's Laboratory

University of Dundee

As a scientist, I'm interested in host-parasite interactions. More specifically, I'm interested in how different epigenetic mechanisms control gene expression in parasites and how this contributes to parasite diversity, fitness, infectivity, and transmission. Similarly, I am interested in the development of novel and more sophisticated ways to improve diagnosis and treatment of parasitic infections in the context of neglected tropical diseases.

I am also interested in science communication, and try to dedicate as much of my free time as I can to science outreach in social media, as well as in scientific magazines.