Dr. Edgar A. Arriaga
Principle Investigator
Dr. Edgar A. Arriaga
Pronouns (He, him, his)
Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Biochemistry
Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Phone: 612-624-8024
Educational History
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1990.
Licenciatura en Química, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1985.
Professional Appointments at the University of Minnesota
Member, IChange Team, NSF- Aspire Program, University of Minnesota, 2021 –
Member, Diversity Community of Practice (DCoP), 2019 – present
Co-PI, NIH Functional Proteomics of Aging Training Grant (FPATG), 2017 – present
Member, Institute for Aging and Metabolism, 2016 - present
Director, Mass Cytometry Initiative, 2014 – present
Member, Institute of Engineering for Medicine, 2013 – present
Member, Graduate Faculty of the Masters of Biological Sciences, 2011 - present
Member, Graduate faculty of Gerontology, 2009 - present
Senior Member, Graduate Faculty of the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, 2008 - present
Member, Masonic Cancer Center, 2006 - present
Member, Graduate Faculty of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2001 - present
Preceptor, MD/Ph.D. Program, Medical School, 2002 - present
Mentor, NIH Biotechnology Training Grant, 1999 - present
Mentor, NIH Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Grant, 1999 - present
Professional Appointments External to the University of Minnesota
Consultant, Committee on Professional Training, American Chemical Society, 2021 – present
Guest co-Editor, special issue on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect in Chemistry Education Research and Practice, Journal of Chemical Education, 2020 – present
Chair, Committee on Professional Training, American Chemical Society, 2018 – present
Honors and Recognition
George W. Taylor Award for Distinguished Service, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2019
Fesler-Lampert Chair in Aging Studies, Center on Aging and the Graduate School, University of Minnesota, 2007 - 2008
KO2 NIH Career Award, 2003 - 2008
Distinguished Mentor Award, President’s Distinguished Faculty Mentor Program, University of Minnesota, 2001
Research Innovation Award, Research Corporation, 2000
NATO Scholarship, ASI School of Photobiological Techniques, Kingston, ON, Canada, 1990
Dalhousie Graduate Fellowship, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, 1986 - 1990
Distinguished Student Honor, Universidad del Valle, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1984
Undergraduate Scholarship, Universidad del Valle, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1981 – 1982