Hector Hugo Hernández
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Background
Hector Hugo Hernández is an assistant professor of chemical engineering at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. He completed his PhD in the Department of Chemistry at MIT in 2008, earning a 2003 MLK Leadership Award as a student.
Interests
As an MLK visiting scholar, Hernández continued his innovative research on aqueous phase microbial growth within a supercritical CO2 atmosphere. The work will contribute significantly to understanding the biochemical reactions associated with subsurface injection and storage of CO2. He also led a team of graduate and undergraduate students in the characterization of microbial communities isolated from a carbon sequestration injection site.
Sample Work
Publication
Direct enrichment of perchlorate reducing microbial community for efficient electroactive perchlorate reduction in biocathodes
- Mieseler M, Atiyeh MN, Hernandez HH, Ahmad F. Direct enrichment of perchlorate reducing microbial community for efficient electroactive perchlorate reduction in biocathodes. J. of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, 8 August 2013. Published Online 8 August 2013
Publication
Hydrophylicity of a single DNA molecule
- Santos S., Stefancich M, Hernandez HH, Chiesa M, Thomson NH. Hydrophylicity of a single DNA molecule. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2012, 116 (4), pp 2807–2818
Publication
Crystal structures of the GCaMP calcium sensor reveal the mechanism of fluorescence signal change and aid rational design
Akerboom J, Vélez Rivera JD, Rodríguez Guilbe MM, Alfaro Malavé EC, Hernandez HH, Tian L, Hires SA, Marvin JS, Looger LL, Schreiter ES. Crystal structures of the GCaMP calcium sensor reveal the mechanism of fluorescence signal change and aid rational design. J. Biol. Chem., Mar 2009; 284: 6455 – 6464
Publication
Thioredoxin Reductase from T. Acidophilum: a new twist on redox regulation
Hernandez HH, Jaquez OJ, Hamill MJ, Elliott SJ, Drennan CL. Thioredoxin Reductase from T. Acidophilum: a new twist on redox regulation. Biochemistry. 2008 Sep 16;47(37):9728-37