Maria I. Dominguez, PhD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Since I was a graduate student, I have been committed to educating, training and mentoring biomedical professionals. A a faculty member, I develop training programs that foster career development skills and scientific competencies, and I have extensive expertise in designing and implementing strategies to facilitate and foster career development of biomedical trainees, including underrepresented groups in biomedicine. Some of these innovations are already reflected in academic publications.

Current:
- Academic advisor, Master of Science in Medical Sciences (MAMS) program, GMS, BUSM

Former:
- Executive Director of Professional Development, BU’s BEST, GMS, BUSM
- Co-director of the Basic Medical Sciences course (PS701), Physician Assistant Program, BUSM
- Co-director, Future Medical Educators program, BUSM
- Leader, Career Development and Advisory Commission ECUSA-USA - Spanish Scientists in USA
- Assistant Director and Director, Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP), BUSM
- Director, Research Selective, 3rd year medical students, BUSM
- Director, Biochemistry and Cell Biology (BI751 B1), GMS, BUSM

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.

Publications

  • Published 11/1/2025

    Wilson NG, Basra J, Dominguez I. Bioinformatic Investigation of transcript expression and regulatory elements in the core promoters of CK2 gene and pseudogene. Kinases Phosphatases. 2025; 4(3):22.

    Read at: Custom

  • Published 1/1/2025

    Imbrie GA, Wilson NG, Seldin DC, Dominguez I. Regulation of Mouse CK2a (Csnk2a1) Promoter Expression In Vitro and in Cell Lines. Kinases and Phosphatases. Special Issue: Past, Present and Future of Protein Kinase CK2 Research. 2025; 15(3).

    Read at: Custom

  • Published 12/11/2024

    Yin J, Hayes KM, Ong MS, Mizgerd JP, Cunningham-Rundles C, Dominguez I, Barmettler S, Farmer JR, Maglione PJ. Common Variable Immunodeficiency Clinical Manifestations Are Shaped by Presence and Type of Heterozygous NFKB1 Variants. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2025 Mar; 13(3):639-646. PMID: 39672378.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 10/13/2022

    Unni P, Friend J, Weinberg J, Okur V, Hochscherf J, Dominguez I. Predictive functional, statistical and structural analysis of CSNK2A1 and CSNK2B variants linked to neurodevelopmental diseases. Front Mol Biosci. 2022; 9:851547. PMID: 36310603.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 7/15/2021

    Brandt PD, Sturzenegger Varvayanis S, Baas T, Bolgioni AF, Alder J, Petrie KA, Dominguez I, Brown AM, Stayart CA, Singh H, Van Wart A, Chow CS, Mathur A, Schreiber BM, Fruman DA, Bowden B, Wiesen CA, Golightly YM, Holmquist CE, Arneman D, Hall JD, Hyman LE, Gould KL, Chalkley R, Brennwald PJ, Layton RL. A cross-institutional analysis of the effects of broadening trainee professional development on research productivity. PLoS Biol. 2021 07; 19(7):e3000956. PMID: 34264929.

    Read at: PubMed

Other Positions

  • Member, BU-BMC Cancer Center
    Boston University
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University
  • Member, Genome Science Institute
    Boston University
  • Graduate Medical Sciences Educator and Mentor (Primary Mentor of Graduate Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

Education

  • Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, PhD
  • University of the Basque Country, MSc
  • University of the Basque Country, BS