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Irving Vega

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology

Education

• Ph.D. in Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University-Graduate School of New Brunswick (2002)

Office	JGD-120
Laboratory	JGD-120
Office phone	(787) 764 0000 ext. 4896
Laboratory phone	(787) 764-0000 ext. 3868
E-mail	irvingvega@gmail.com

Research interests

Neurodegeneration and the Aggregation of the Microtubule-associated Protein Tau.