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List of Accomplishments
Articles and Reviews
Otero-Ramirez, M.E; Matoba, K.; Mihara, E.; Passioura, T.; Takagi, J. and Suga, H. “Macrocyclic
Peptides that Inhibit Wnt Signaling via interaction with Wnt3a”. RSC Chem. Biol. 2020, 1-9
(Online Version March 2020).
Tsiamantas, C.; Otero-Ramirez, M. E. And Suga, H. “Discovery of Functional Macrocyclic
Peptides by Means of the RaPID System” in Goetz, G. (eds), “Cyclic Peptide Design”. Methods
Mol. Biol. 2019, 2001, 299-315.
Otero-Ramirez, M. E.; Passioura, T. and Suga, H. “Structural Features and Binding Modes of
Thioether-Cyclized Peptide Ligands”. Biomedicines. 2018, 6, 116-128.
Symposiums and Awards
“RaPID Selection of Macrocyclic Peptide Inhibitors of MT1-MMP-Induced Neoplastic Cell
Migration”. JPS Excellent Poster Presentation Award. 10th International Peptide Symposium,
ROHM Theater-Miyako Messe, Kyoto, Japan, December 2018.
“RaPID ways for the discovery of novel cancer therapy approaches”. The 24th ZESTY Network
Seminar, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, March 2018.
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Acknowledgements
Quiero agradecer, ante todo, a Dios y a mi familia entera. Padres, desde el primer momento que me
propuse salir de mi tierra a buscar nuevas oportunidades me brindaron el más sincero apoyo, y a lo largo
de todos estos años han sido mi más grande soporte para sobreponerme a todas las dificultades que tal
decisión trajo consigo. Nada sería sin todos los consejos y regaños que me han brindado a lo largo de mi
vida entera. Me faltan las palabras para agradecerles.
A Javier Nakamatsu, el laboratorio π/4 y toda la comunidad y amigos PUCP que me han mantenido en
el recuerdo y dado su amistad y consejo en momentos clave para poder sobrevivir al PhD.¡Muchas gracias!
I’d like to express my deepest gratitude to Prof. Hiroaki Suga, for giving me a chance among the
hundreds of candidates and even when coming from so far away, as well as for supporting me in every
way with both opportunities and hard lecturing when the time required it. Also, I’d like to thank Prof. Jun
Takagi and Drs. Kyoko Matoba and Emiko Mihara for their collaboration, guidance and help all
throughout the work on the Wnt projects. It’s been a great experience (as well as a learning one) working
with you, and it’s also thanks to you I could get this far.
To Toby Passioura, Alex, Orly-chan and Max-kun, I’d like to thank you for giving me a sense of family
and friendship even in the most difficult times of my program, and for the support all the way to the very
end of it. Also, I’d like to specially thank Saya and her family, for the amazing memories I was able to
make with you guys every year.
To Katoh-san, Goto-san, Risa-san, Hirose-aniki, thank you so much for lending me a shoulder to lean
on from the senpais of life in order to keep moving, stop complaining, and work on improving myself to
be a better professional and person. Similarly, to Seino, Nasir, Joe, Iwane-san, Hoji-san and all the sempais
and friend that helped me so much to adjust to the new culture and science, thank you so much for all the
good times.
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To Kazuto, Eriko-san, Chakra, Tajima, Saho, Natori-san, Sakurai-sempai, Takuto, Sano, Kazune-chan,
Takashi, Hirooka-sensei, Kantaro-sensei and everyone at Failte and all the friends who I’ve had the
pleasure of playing together with, thank you so much for your support, friendship and amazing memories
and music. If it weren’t for you I would’ve probably given up along the way. This feat is also on you guys!
Finally, thanks to Saya, Kuroda, Takashi, Yoshikane, Kimura, Sakaguchi, Tajima, Tsutsumi, Takeue
and everyone in the Suga lab, who made these five long and difficult years to get a PhD, with all its fun,
sad, frustrating and rewarding times, the most memorable.
I wouldn’t have been able to get here without everyone’s support and kind words. I’ll be forever in your
debt. Thank you so much!!
¡¡Muchísimas gracias a todos!!
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