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Dolores Garcia-Arocena, Ph.D.

Manager of Scientific Content & Support

Dolores has extensive experience in the area of neurogenetics and creating engaging scientific content about a variety of current biomedical topics.

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About Dolores Garcia-Arocena, Ph.D.

Dolores (AKA: Dolores Garcia de Van Aken) received a Master’s in Biotechnology degree from Universidad Complutense, Madrid, and later earned her Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of California, Davis in 2006. For more than fifteen years, she used her creativity and grant writing skills along with meticulous work to advance our understanding of complex scientific problems, such as the molecular mechanisms that drive neurodegeneration. She joined The Jackson Laboratory in 2012 as a Technical Information Scientist and now manages scientific content generation and support. She enjoys creating engaging scientific content regarding how to use mouse models for research and about current biomedical topics through a variety of media.

Blog PostJuly 07, 2016
Battling HIV with CRISPR
A cure for HIV seems unlikely until we find efficient ways to evict latent viral DNA camouflaged in patients’ own genomes. Researchers are using CRISPR strategies to protect the immune system from relentless HIV attacks and also to carefully eradicate their dormant viruses.
- Infectious Disease
- Infectious Disease Research
Blog PostMarch 02, 2016
What makes NSG-SGM3 a revolutionary strain?
The NSG-SGM3 mouse is a revolutionary in vivo model that allows exceptional engraftment of human tissues including hematopoietic cells. Learn which human cytokines support remarkable engraftment of diverse hematopoietic lineages, primary human AML samples and multiple cancer types compared to other existing models.
Blog PostNovember 11, 2015
The microbiome: We are more than what we eat
Every day we carry around 10 times more microbial cells than our own. The makeup of our microbes is explaining why people with certain lifestyles are at risk for developing obesity, asthma and other common Western diseases.
Blog PostAugust 26, 2015
Five Terms You Need to Know about Cell Therapies for Cancer
Researchers are finding new ways to boost the body’s immune system to attack cancer cells. If you are new to Immuno-Oncology, here are the 5 terms you need to know to catch up on what’s going on in this very exciting field.

Blog PostApril 13, 2016
Finally! Two mouse models to combat Zika virus
Although millions of people are currently infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, there isn’t an effective vaccine to control it. Two new mouse models show great potential to screen antivirals and vaccines to stop Zika’s outrageous transmission.
- Infectious Disease
- Infectious Disease Research
Blog PostDecember 07, 2015
The genetics of violent behavior
The violence in our society has motivated biomedical researchers to look for predictive markers and study which genes and disruptions in the brain’s activity cause this destructive human behavior.
Blog PostSeptember 14, 2015
Mouse research in space: We are getting there!
Learn how mouse research was conducted during the Space Shuttle Program era and the advantages of having a Rodent Research Facility in the ISS. Recent advances bring great promise to protect astronauts and people with serious health conditions on Earth.
Blog PostJune 18, 2015
Cryopreservation: A cool way to stretch your research dollars
Cryopreservation is a very powerful colony management tool that both protects strains from loss and simultaneously ensures that they remain available upon demand.