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Frank X. Vázquez

St. John's UniversityORCID 0000-0002-2157-3823Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biophysics· 1 Scientific Communication & Education· 1 Synthetic Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1

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Agustina Bacelo· 1 shared Alexandra Rutkowski· 1 shared Ali GholamianMogaddaniD· 1 shared Amelia C. Lam· 1 shared Anna M. Muller· 1 shared Anne V. VázqueziD· 1 shared Daisy A. Alvarado· 1 shared Desiree T. SukhramiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Expanding salivary biomarker detection by creating a synthetic neuraminic acid sensor via chimeragenesis

Samuel J. Verzino, Sharona A. Priyev, Valeria A. Sánchez Estrada, Ali GholamianMogaddan, Gemma X. Crowley, Alexandra Rutkowski, Amelia C. Lam, Elizabeth Nazginov, Paola Kotemelo, Agustina Bacelo, Jack D. Flannery, Ksenya Gavrilov, Desiree T. Sukhram, Frank X. Vázquez, Javier F. Juárez

This paper develops a synthetic biosensor to detect Neu5Ac, a salivary biomarker for oral squamous cell carcinoma, using engineered bacteria.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Apr 29, 2026Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology

Molecular Dynamics Study of α-Synuclein Domain Deletion Mutant Monomers

Noriyo Onishi, Nicodemo Mazzaferro, Špela Kunstelj, Daisy A. Alvarado, Anna M. Muller, Frank X. Vázquez

This study uses molecular dynamics simulations to analyze how domain deletions in α-synuclein affect protein structure and interactions with lipid membranes.

Biomolecules · Nov 10, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics

A ChatGPT Assisted Reading Protocol for Undergraduate Research Students

Marcus Sambar, Gonzalo R. Vázquez, Anne V. Vázquez, Frank X. Vázquez

This paper introduces a guided reading protocol using ChatGPT to help undergraduate students engage with scientific literature, finding that students found it beneficial and plan to use it in the future.

The Biophysicist · Feb 10, 2025Peer-reviewedScientific Communication & Education