Saul Flores

Saul Flores is a graduate assistant for OMSE La Familia and is pursuing a Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University of Maryland as a Ronald E. McNair Fellow. His current research at the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) focuses on structurally characterizing proteins implicated in multi-drug resistance, mitochondrial translocation, and cytotoxic stress using biochemical, biophysical, and computational techniques. Saul completed his bachelor’s degree at the University of Maryland where he studied biochemistry and physiology & neurobiology. During undergrad, he served as a mentee, mentor, treasurer, and president of La Familia. His previous research includes computational metal-catalyzed organic synthesis, blood storage in microgravity environments, and pediatric brain tumor chemotherapeutics. He is happy to be back at OMSE and UMD.