B.S., Chemistry, California State University, Bakersfield, 2002 Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 2010 Postdoctoral Fellow, Univ. California, San Francisco, 2011-2013

Biochemistry, Bacterial Protein Expression, Protein/Enzyme Purification and Isolation Techniques, Mosquito Midgut Proteases, Proteolyctic Enzymes, Inhibitors, and Enzyme Kinetics.

"Synthetic and Natural Protease Inhibitors Provide Insights Into Parasite Development, Virulence, and Pathogenesis." Rascón, A.A. Jr.* and McKerrow, J.H. (2013) Synthetic and Natural Protease Inhibitors Provide Insights Into Parasite Development, Virulence, and Pathogenesis. Curr. Med. Chem. 20(25), 3078-3102. *Corresponding Author. "Activation and Enzyme Kinetic Analysis of Recombinant Midgut Serine Proteases From the Dengue Vector Mosquito Aedes aegypti. BMC" Rascón, A.A. Jr., Gearin, J.J., Isoe, J., Miesfeld, R.L. (2011) In vitro Biochemistry. 12:43. BMC Biochemistry | Full text "Molecular Genetic Analysis of Midgut Serine Proteases in Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes." Isoe, J., Rascón, A.A. Jr., Kunz, S., and Miesfeld, R.L. (2009) Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 39(12), 903-912.