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Alejandra KUN
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Cell Biology
Neuroscience
Histology

Alejandra KUN

PeerJ Author

Summary

Laura Lafon Hughes was born in Uruguay, 22/03/1973. She is married and has a 12-year old son. She has always lived, studied and worked in her native country.

She works at Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (IIBCE), Montevideo. She has a budget position as technician but does in fact do research and teaching.

She is a researchr degree-I belonging to the National System of Researchers (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores; SNI, ANII; Nivel I). http://www.plusnetwork.com/?auto=&q=cvuy+anii+Laura+Lafon+Hughes

Now she is at the Genetics Department (IIBCE), but she has previosly done research in Neuroscience, mainly in the Neurochemistry Department (IIBCE). She has also teached Cell Biology at Facultad de Ciencias (UdelaR) and at Facultad de Medicina (CLAEH).

Her main research interests are in the biomedical area: She is particularly interested in the basic biology of cancer and neurodegeneration.

The following are her formal credentials (or titles):
2014. PhD in Biological Sciences (PEDECIBA; IIBCE-INGEBI)
2009. Medicine Teacher Training Diploma (CLAEH)
2003. Master en Neuroscience UDELAR PEDECIBA (2003)
1998. Bachelor of Science (degree)
1991. Certificate of Proficiency in English (Cambridge)
1989. First Certificate in English (Cambridge)

Cell Biology Histology Neuroscience

Past or current institution affiliations

Universidad de la República

Work details

Technician

Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (IIBCE)
July 1999
Genetics
Research and teaching. Research. Project writing, experimental design, experimental execution, data interpretation, paper writing. Teaching. Mainly participates in short posgraduate courses.

PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 2
May 10, 2017
Poly(ADP-ribosylation) is present in murine sciatic nerve fibers and is altered in a Charcot-Marie-Tooth-1E neurodegenerative model
Laura I. Lafon Hughes, Carlos J. Romeo Cardeillac, Karina B. Cal Castillo, Salomé C. Vilchez Larrea, José R. Sotelo Sosa, Gustavo A. Folle Ungo, Silvia H. Fernández Villamil, Alejandra E. Kun González
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3318 PubMed 28503382
October 14, 2014
VERO cells harbor a poly-ADP-ribose belt partnering their epithelial adhesion belt
Laura Lafon-Hughes, Salomé C. Vilchez Larrea, Alejandra Kun, Silvia H. Fernández Villamil
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.617 PubMed 25332845