Paola Arguello

My academic formation started in Mexico where I am from, studying a BSc in Genomic Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). During my undergrad I had the opportunity to explore different research areas and fell in love with epigenetics. Currently, I am a graduate student in Medical Genetics co-supervised by Dr. Kobor and Dr. Dennis at UBC. There is a tremendous gap in genetic information for non-European populations, leaving a large proportion of the world behind in the personalized genomic medicine revolution. My research focuses on understanding the role of genetic admixture in biomedical predictors and how can we use this knowledge to bridge the gap in information for underrepresented populations.