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Dr. Micaela Vargas

  • Assoc Professor of Instruction - Biology
Portrait of Dr. Micaela Vargas
  • Hodge, Jonathan, Bryant, Barrett Richard, Fletcher, Steven, Golato, Andrea, Guirguis, Mina S (Supporting), Betancourt, Tania, Morrish, Douglas G, Vargas, Micaela, Ojeda-Ruiz, Ivan. SEU to TXST: STEM Graduate Pathways, Sloan Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $75000. (Submitted: 2024, Funded: January 2025 - December 2025). Grant.
  • Resendiz, Maria D, Umali, Lois A (Co-Principal), Vargas, Micaela (Co-Principal), Valles Molina, Damian (Co-Principal). NSF I-Corps, NSF, Federal, $50000. (Submitted: June 2022, Funded: September 1, 2022 - May 31, 2024). Grant.
  • Tsang, K. M., Hyun, J. S., Cheng, K. T., Vargas, M., Mehta, D., Ushio-Fukai, M., … Malik, A. B. (2017). Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation to Functional Arterial Endothelial Cells through Sequential Activation of ETV2 and NOTCH1 Signaling by HIF1α. Stem Cell Reports, 9(3), 796–806. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stemcr.2017.07.001
  • Vargas, M., Karamsetty, R., Leppla, S. H., & Chaudry, G. J. (2012). Broad Expression Analysis of Human ANTXR1/TEM8 Transcripts Reveals Differential Expression and Novel Splizce Variants. PLOS ONE, 7(8), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043174
  • MacDougall, C. A., Vargas, M., Soares, C. R., Holzer, R. G., Ide, A. E., & Jorcyk, C. L. (2005). Involvement of HGF/SF-Met signaling in prostate adenocarcinoma cells: Evidence for alternative mechanisms leading to a metastatic phenotype in Pr-14c. The Prostate, 64(2), 139–148. https://doi.org/10.1002/pros.20226
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Mariel M. Muir Excellence in Mentoring Award. August 2023 - May 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: VIP's 2024 Volunteer of the Year, Hays CISD. April 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Hispanic Policy Network Latinx Rising Star Award. January 2023 - May 2023
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Mariel M. Muir Excellence in Mentoring Award. January 2023 - May 2023
  1. Chair

    Young Women In Bio

  2. Co-Chair

    Young Women in Bio

  3. Other

    Texas Science and Engineer Fair

  4. Member

    Hispanic Policy Network

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    Pitch competition in the College of Business

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    2018 Women's Entrepreneur Week Innovation Program