Deisy Yurley Rodriguez Sarmiento

Biography:

Dr. Deisy Yurley Rodriguez Sarmiento pursued her Chemistry degree and later completed her PhD in Biochemistry at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, where she worked in the laboratory of Dr. Claudio Costa-Neto. She is currently a faculty member in the Medicine Program at the Autonomous University of Bucaramanga, Colombia. Her research focuses on developing peptides as tools for the structural and functional study of GPCRs, with particular emphasis on bradykinin, angiotensin, and kisspeptin receptors. Dr. Rodriguez Sarmiento has also completed internships at the laboratory of Dr. Michel Bouvier at IRIC in Montreal, Canada, further enriching her research experience. Her contributions are aimed at advancing our understanding of GPCR mechanisms, with a significant focus on therapeutic applications.