Job Flores

EDUCATION

University of New Mexico (UNM) — Albuquerque, NM

  • B.S. Biology, Expected December 2026

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Shull Lab, University of New Mexico (PI: Lomeli Shull) — Undergraduate Researcher

Albuquerque, NM | August 2024 – Present

  • Research zebrafish fin bud development and how mutations in prdm16, prdm3, and other gene regulatory factors affect growth and developmental patterning.

  • Perform experimental workflows including HCR, PCR/qPCR, microscopy, microdissections, and image/data quantification.

  • Analyze and organize datasets using Excel, GraphPad Prism, RStudio, and ImageJ/Fiji; create figures and summary graphs for lab and presentation use.

  • Maintain accurate lab documentation and follow safety procedures and protocols in a research environment.

Castillo Lab, University of New Mexico (PI: Eliseo Castillo) - Summer Researcher

Albuquerque, NM | Summer 2026

  • Research on how microplastic exposure may influence inflammation and immune-cell activity, with a focus on macrophages as potential carriers of plastic particles to the brain.

  • Performed several experiments including tissue preparation, staining, microscopy, immune cell isolation, slide imaging, qPCR, and image/data analysis.

AWARDS & PROGRAMS

  • U-RISE Scholar, University of New Mexico (2025 - Present)

  • CT-Rex Scholar, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (Summer 2026)

  • Runner-up, Undergraduate Poster Competition - Southwestern Developmental Biology Conference (2025)

  • 3rd Place, Undergraduate Research Talk – University of New Mexico – BioDay (2026)

PRESENTATIONS, POSTERS, & MANUSCRIPTS

  • Poster Presentation - UNM Research Day (University of New Mexico, 2025)

  • Undergraduate Research Poster & Lightning Talk- Southwestern Developmental Biology Conference (Runner-up, 2025)

  • Undergraduate Research Presentation - UNM Research Day (University of New Mexico, 2026)

  • Poster Presentation – RT-Rex Symposium (UNM HSC, 2026)

  • Shull, L.C., Meyer-Nava, S., Saxton, B., Denipah-Cook, Q., Raha, F., Roffers-Agarwal, J., Flores, J., Lencer, E., Ramachandran, S., & Artinger, K.B. PRDM3 and PRDM16 define cranial neural crest cell states in zebrafish development. Under review at Differentiation.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Wet Lab: HCR, PCR, qPCR, microscopy, microdissections, quantification, lab documentation.

  • Software/Data: Excel, GraphPad Prism, RStudio, ImageJ/Fiji

  • Model Organism: Zebrafish (fin bud developmental work)

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