Ace George Santiago

Bio

Ace Santiago obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from Cornell University and a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biochemistry and Microbiology from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Santiago taught Biochemistry and General Chemistry courses during his graduate studies at Cornell. He has specialized skills in protein sciences, molecular biology, microbiology, fluorescence microscopy, genomics, and computing. His notable discoveries include 1) how transcription factor unbinding can be regulated, 2) how metal ion transporters assemble in living cells, and 3) the identification of the first protein regulator of a serine-threonine kinase in a bacterial pathogen, which gave insights into cell wall biosynthesis and antimicrobial resistance in gram-positive bacteria. Previously, Dr. Santiago worked as a Biochemist and Molecular Biologist at Siemens Healthineers and 10x Genomics, respectively, where he helped create state-of-the-art technologies for clinical diagnostic or genomics discovery applications. Ace enjoys drawing, reading, exploring cities or nature, and spending time with family and friends.