EUGENIA VILLA-CUESTA

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

BIOLOGY

SCIENCE BUILDING
ROOM 111

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Diplomas/Degrees

Ph.D, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain (2004)
MS, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain (1999)

Recent Courses

Biological Concepts And Methods 1 ( Lab )
Genetics
Genetics Project Lab

Personal Statement

From my perspective if you teach what you are passionate about, you are not only transferring knowledge but motivation. If knowledge is water, motivation makes the student thirsty. Besides, to share what you loved is in fact a pleasure for both, teacher and student.

Research Interests

I am interested in how genes and environment influence aging and disease. I use Drosophila melanogaster and cultured cells to study the molecular mechanisms by which nutrition influences life span and health span.

Book Chapters

Villa-Cuesta, E (2011). Regulation of Gene Expression During Aging. In Michael T. Loback and Jennifer N. Trevino (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Genetics Research (3 Volume Set). (pp. 41-66). Nova Publisher.

Villa-Cuesta, E. (2009). Regulation of Gene Expression During Aging. In Nathan C. Kurzfield (Eds.). Developmental Gene Expression Regulation. (pp. 43-68). Nova Publisher.

Refereed Articles

Villa-Cuesta, E; Boylan JM; Tatar, M; Gruppuso PA (2011), Resveratrol inhibits protein translation in hepatic cells. PLoS ONE, 6(12): e29513 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029513.

Villa-Cuesta, E; Sage, B.T., Tatar, M (2010), A role for Drosophila dFoxO and dFoxO 5’UTR internal ribosomal entry sites during fasting. PloS ONE., Jul 9;5(7):e11521.

Flatt, T; Min, K.J. , D’Alterio, C; Villa-Cuesta, E; Cumbers, J; Lehmann, R; Jones D.L; Tatar, M (2008), Drosophila Germ Line Modulation of Insulin Signaling and Lifespan. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA., 105(17), 6368-73.

Villa-Cuesta, E; González-Pérez, E; Modolell, J (2007), Apposition of iroquois expressing and non-expressing cells leads to cell sorting and fold formation in the Drosophila imaginal wing disc. BMC Developmental Biology, 7(106).

Villa-Cuesta, E; Modolell, J (2005), Mutual repression between msh and Iro-C is an essential component of the boundary between body wall and wing in Drosophila. Development, 132(18), 4087-96.

Villa-Cuesta, E; de Navascués, J., Ruiz-Gómez, M., Diez del Corral, R., Domínguez, M., de Celis, J.F., Modolell, J (2003), Tufted is a gain-of-function allele that promotes ectopic expression of the proneural gene amos in Drosophila. Genetics, 163, 1403-1412.

Honors and Accomplishments

Postdoctoral fellowship “Fundación Severo Ochoa”, Spain (2004-2006).

Predoctoral fellowship (F.P.I) Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, Spain (2000-2004)

Professional Activities

Associate member of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Member of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)

Member of the Genetic Association of America (GSA)

Community and Corporate Leadership

Science Fair in Madrid (2002 and 2005). Comunidad de Madrid, Consejería de Educación y Ciencia. Madrid, Spain.

Reviewer for Genes and Development journal (2006).

Reviewer for “Flat World Knowledge” textbooks editorial (2010).

Postdoctoral Advisory Panel. Brown University (2010).