Biography:

Hernando Lopez Bertoniwas born in Paraguay, South America and moved to the United States after completing high school to pursue a career in science in the United States of America. The long-term goal of my research is to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in regulating stemness and differentiation in neoplastic and non-neoplastic neural cells. We want to better understand Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) by studying the molecular mechanism by which these cells acquire a stem-like phenotype and use this knowledge to develop new ways to treat and diagnose the disease.