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REU Student

Edgar Manriquez-Sandoval
Edgar Manriquez-Sandoval
School/Affiliation Computational Molecular Science Group ASU
Major Biomedical Engineering and Biochemistry
Expected Graduation Date May 2020
Post-Graduate Plans Attend Graduate school
Biosketch Edgar is an undergraduate researcher at Arizona State University with the Computational Molecular Science Group. There he has been developing methods to model proteins found in the human body with atomistic detail using molecular dynamics. Recently, Edgar along with his team, has won the Health Data Academy award for developing a technique to repurpose drugs as possible treatments for Huntington’s Disease. He plans on continuing his education and research after graduation.