Research & Innovation Webinar

This series brings together research organizations from across New Mexico to share and explore groundbreaking research happening within the state. Participating institutions include UNM Main Campus and Health Sciences, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Tech, Sandia National Laboratories, and Los Alamos National Laboratories. 

The next Research & Innovation Webinar on Wednesday, December 2, 1 – 2 pm, will feature presentations from researchers from New Mexico Tech: 

Praveen Patidar, PhD, Associate Professor, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology – The Kiss of Death: Harnessing NQO1-Dependent Redox Chemistry to Target Pancreatic Cancer Vulnerabilities Praveen Patidar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech). He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from New Mexico State University (NMSU), Las Cruces, NM. He completed his postdoctoral training at the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern), Dallas, TX, before establishing his independent research program in 2016 at New Mexico Tech. Dr. Patidar’s research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms of mammalian DNA damage repair and developing anticancer approaches that induce selective redox imbalance in cancer cells. His research program integrates experimental biochemistry, enzymology, proteomics, genetics, and cancer biology to uncover fundamental biochemical mechanisms and translate these discoveries into potential therapeutic strategies. 
 

Moustapha Harb, PhD, PE, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology – Conventional practices and the need for new approaches to mitigate antibiotic resistance spread in treated wastewaters Moustapha Harb is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech). His research aims to promote safe water reuse by alleviating impacts of emerging contaminants. His lab is focused on developing innovative wastewater treatment biotechnologies that can help limit the spread of antibiotic resistance. Current efforts include the isolation and application of polyvalent bacteriophages to reduce proliferation of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in treated wastewaters. If validated, such approaches could also serve to offset negative effects of conventional disinfection practices (e.g., disinfection byproduct formation).

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