Miriam Escarlet Díaz Galicia, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests

Molecular biology and protein biochemistry

Selected Publications

  • "SpyDirect: A Novel Biofunctionalization Method for High Stability and Longevity of Electronic Biosensors", Guo, K., Grünberg, R., Ren, Y., Chang, T., Wustoni, S., Strnad, O., Koklu, A., Díaz-Galicia, E., Parrado Agudelo, J., Druet, V., Hidalgo Castillo, T.C., Moser, M., Ohayon, D., Hama, A., Dada, A., McCulloch, I., Viola, I., Arold, S., Inal, S., Advanced Science (Weinh) (2023)
  • "Convection Driven Ultrarapid Protein Detection via Nanobody‐Functionalized Organic Electrochemical Transistors", Koklu, A., Wustoni, S., Guo, K., Silva, R., Salvigni, L., Hama, A., Diaz-Galicia, E., Moser, M., Marks, A., McCulloch, I., Grünberg, R., Arold, S., Inal, S, Advance Materials (2022)
  • "How to Find the Right RNA-Sensing CRISPR-Cas System for an In vitro Application", Díaz-Galicia, E., Grünberg, R.*, Arold, S*, Biosensors (2022)
  • "Rapid single-molecule detection of COVID-19 and MERS antigens via nanobody-functionalized organic electrochemical transistors", Guo, K. †, Wustoni, S. †, Koklu, A. †, Díaz-Galicia, E., Moser, M., Hama, A., Alqahtani, A., Nazir Ahmad, A., Saeed Alhamlan, F., Shuaib, M., Pain, A., McCulloch, I., Arold, S.*, Grünberg, R.*, Inal, S.*, Nature Biomedical Engineering (2021)
  • "Methods for the recombinant expression of active tyrosine kinase domains: Guidelines and pitfalls", Díaz-Galicia, E. †, Aldehaiman, A., Hong, S., Arold, S.*, Grünberg, R.*, Methods in Enzymology (2019)
  • "Endogenous control mechanisms of FAK and PYK2 and their relevance to cancer development", Naser, R. †, Aldehaiman, A. †, Díaz-Galicia, E. †, Arold, S*, Cancers (2018)

Education

  • Ph.D. Biosciences, KAUST, Saudi Arabia 2023
  • M.S. Biosciences, KAUST, Saudi Arabia 2018
  • B.S. Biotechnology Engineering, Tec de Monterrey, Mexico, 2012

Professional Profile

  • 2024-current, Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST, Saudi Arabia

Awards

  • 2022 Ph.D. BESE Dean’s Award for outstanding Academic Achievements 2018 KAUST Fellowship for Doctoral Research 2016 KAUST Fellowship for Master’s Research
  • 2012 B.S. Honorable Mention for Excellence B.S. Best Career GPA

KAUST Affiliations

  • KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
  • Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Protein biochemistry molecular biology Protein Engineering CRISPR-Cas biosensors synthetic biology