Hocek Research Team

Dr. Pablo Alberto Franco Urquijo

e-mail: pablo.franco@uochb.cas.cz
phone: +420 220 183 434

Born 12. 1. 1991 in Chiapas, Mexico.

Scientific CV:
2009-2014 undergraduate study, Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, México, specialization in Biochemical Engineering..
2016-2018 graduate study, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México, MSc. in Genetics and Molecular Biology (supervisor Luis Marat Alvarez Salas, Ph.D).
2018-2022 PhD. study, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México, Ph.D. in Genetics and molecular biology (supervisor Luis Marat Alvarez Salas, Ph.D).
since 2023 Postdoctoral study, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (supervisor Dr. M. Hocek).

List of publications:

3. Franco-urquijo, P. A., Jarqu, M., Alejandro, M., Miguel, V., Acosta-altamirano, G., Jannet, N., Toscano-garibay, J. D., & Alvarez-salas, L. M.: "Fluorescence-Linked Aptamer Assay for SARS-CoV-2 Spike-Protein : A Step-by-Step Performance Analysis in Clinical Samples." Diagnostics 2022, 12(11), 2829.

2. Martínez-Roque, M. A., Franco-Urquijo, P. A., García-Velásquez, V. M., Choukeife, M., Mayer, G., Molina-Ramírez, S. R., Figueroa-Miranda, G., Mayer, D., & Alvarez-Salas, L. M.: "DNA aptamer selection for SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein detection." Analytical Biochemistry 2022, 645, 114633.

1. Rangel-Guerrero, S. I., Franco-Urquijo, P. A., Martínez-Salas, E., & Alvarez-Salas, L. M.: "Structural insights of the pre-let-7 interaction with LIN28B." Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids 2020, 40(2), 194-211.

3.	Franco-urquijo, P. A., Jarqu, M., Alejandro, M., Miguel, V., Acosta-altamirano, G., Jannet, N., Toscano-garibay, J. D., & Alvarez-salas, L. M.: "Fluorescence-Linked Aptamer Assay for SARS-CoV-2 Spike-Protein : A Step-by-Step Performance Analysis in Clinical Samples." Diagnostics 2022, 12(11), 2829.
2.	Martínez-Roque, M. A., Franco-Urquijo, P. A., García-Velásquez, V. M., Choukeife, M., Mayer, G., Molina-Ramírez, S. R., Figueroa-Miranda, G., Mayer, D., & Alvarez-Salas, L. M.: "DNA aptamer selection for SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein detection." Analytical Biochemistry 2022, 645, 114633.
1.	Rangel-Guerrero, S. I., Franco-Urquijo, P. A., Martínez-Salas, E., & Alvarez-Salas, L. M.: "Structural insights of the pre-let-7 interaction with LIN28B." Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids 2020, 40(2), 194-211.