Ivette Perez, Ph.D.

Background

B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz

PhD, Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University

Publications from the lab

The Two Non-Visual Arrestins Engage ERK2 Differently. Perry-Hauser NA, Hopkins JB, Zhuo Y, Zheng C, Perez I, Schultz KM, Vishnivetskiy SA, Kaya AI, Sharma P, Dalby KN, Chung KY, Klug CS, Gurevich VV, Iverson TM. J Mol Biol. 2022 Apr 15;434(7):167465. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2022.167465. Epub 2022 Jan 22. PMID: 35077767

A Model for the Signal Initiation Complex Between Arrestin-3 and the Src Family Kinase Fgr. Perez I, Berndt S, Agarwal R, Castro MA, Vishnivetskiy SA, Smith JC, Sanders CR, Gurevich VV, Iverson TM. J Mol Biol. 2022 Jan 30;434(2):167400. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2021.167400. Epub 2021 Dec 11. PMID: 34902430

An Eight Amino Acid Segment Controls Oligomerization and Preferred Conformation of the two Non-visual Arrestins. Chen Q, Zhuo Y, Sharma P, Perez I, Francis DJ, Chakravarthy S, Vishnivetskiy SA, Berndt S, Hanson SM, Zhan X, Brooks EK, Altenbach C, Hubbell WL, Klug CS, Iverson TM, Gurevich VV. J Mol Biol. 2021 Feb 19;433(4):166790. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.166790. Epub 2020 Dec 31. PMID: 33387531

Past Publications

Parico GCG, Perez I, Fribourgh JL, Hernandez BN, Lee HW, Partch CL. The human CRY1 tail controls circadian timing by regulating its association with CLOCK:BMAL1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2020 Oct 26; 117(45):27971-27979.

Fellowships and Funding

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP), Vanderbilt University

Molecular Biophysics Training Grant, Vanderbilt University

Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Training Grant, Vanderbilt University

Awards

Karpay Award in Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University

Dean’s Award for Exceptional Achievement in Graduate Studies, Vanderbilt University

Director’s Award, Vanderbilt University

Hamilton Scholar Award, Vanderbilt University