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Hesper Rego, PhD

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Microbial Pathogenesis

295 Congress Ave, BCMM 336D/337

New Haven, CT 06519

United States

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Biography

Hesper trained as physicist in both her undergraduate studies (Caltech, B.S. Physics, 2005), and her graduate studies (UCSF, PhD, Biophysics, 2011). She did her graduate work with the late Mats Gustafsson at UCSF and Janelia Farm. In his group, she developed a nonlinear form of Structured-Illumination Microscopy. Afterwards, wanting to explore a biological phenomenon she did her postdoctoral work with Eric Rubin at the Harvard School of Public Health where she became fascinated by the ability of genetically identical organisms to display different phenotypes. This phenomenon is especially important for the treatment of tuberculosis, a disease caused by the bacterial pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. She is excited to start a research group at the intersection of these two areas: the application of advanced light microscopy techniques to investigate the strategies mycobacteria use to survive the stresses imposed by antibiotics and host.

Appointments

Education & Training

Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard School of Public Health (2016)
PhD
University of California, San Francisco, Biophysics (2011)
BS
California Institute of Technology, Physics (2005)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Bacteria; Cell Biology; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Single-Cell Analysis

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Hesper Rego's published research.

Publications

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2024

2022

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    Pew Biomedical Scholar

  • honor

    Searle Scholar Award

  • honor

    Kingsley Award in Medical Research

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    Career Awards at the Scientific Interfaces

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    Ruth L. Kirschstein National Service Award

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Mailing Address

Microbial Pathogenesis

295 Congress Ave, BCMM 336D/337

New Haven, CT 06519

United States

Locations

  • Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine

    Academic Office

    295 Congress Avenue, Rm BCMM 336D

    New Haven, CT 06510

  • Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine

    Lab

    295 Congress Avenue, Rm BCMM 337

    New Haven, CT 06510