Dr. del Mármol is a postdoctoral fellow in the Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Behavior at the Rockefeller University, where she studies the molecular basis of the olfactory system. In particular, she uses electrophysiology and cryo-electron microscopy to study a family of highly divergent olfactory receptor proteins to shed light on the evolutionary processes that resulted in the remarkable olfactory adaptations of insects. Having earned her Licenciatura degree in Biology from the University of Buenos Aires, Dr. del Mármol pursued doctoral studies at the Rockefeller University under the mentorship of Dr. Rod MacKinnon, where she studied the molecular basis of mechanosensation. Particularly, she assessed the contribution of membrane tension to the gating of several ion channels and identified novel protein modulators of the mechanosensitive channel Piezo. Previously, Dr. del Mármol was supported by funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Women and Science Initiative at the Rockefeller University, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and the Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD).
