https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/aranza-cantu/index.htmlAbout me Hi! I’m currently finishing my Bachelor’s degree in Biophysics and working on my thesis “Metasurfaces for tumoral cells”. I’ve become really interested in materials and how they can be combined with biology to create solutions with a social impact. I’m hoping to build an interdisciplinary career that connects science, technology and biology. I love art and I practice contemporary ballet and also enjoy painting and collecting flowers.Hugoenhttps://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/aranza-cantu/week-01-hw-project-ideas/index.htmlMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/aranza-cantu/week-01-hw-project-ideas/index.html1. What do you want to make? A biofabricated photonic material that can detect changes in the environment through a measurable optical response, ideally a change in color. 2. What living system could make it? Cellulophaga lytica, because its cells can self-organize into periodic biofilms that produce structural color.https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/aranza-cantu/week-02-hw-dna-design/index.htmlMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/aranza-cantu/week-02-hw-dna-design/index.htmlHTBAA Homework #2: DNA Design Part 0: Set up in Kernel I logged in to Kernel and joined the HTBAA 2026 workspace. In the repository HTBAA26_WilliamandMary there is a folder with my name Aranza Cantu Puga, where the folder HW2-Cellulopagha-project and my work done is located.https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/aranza-cantu/week-03-hw-cell-free/index.htmlMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/aranza-cantu/week-03-hw-cell-free/index.htmlHTBAA Homework #3: Cell-Free Reaction Design Overview: In this assignment, I designed cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) reaction compositions for three target proteins: sfGFP, PETase, and Reteplase. The goal is to optimize the cost per gram of functional protein. I also compared published CFPS formulations and contributed a new reagent to the community inventory.https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/aranza-cantu/final-project/index.htmlMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/aranza-cantu/final-project/index.html