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Daniel was born in Cuba but grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia. As an undergraduate at Princeton University, he worked in the laboratory of Thomas Silhavy to characterize the role of YejM in regulating LPS biosynthesis. After graduating in 2020 with a B.S. in molecular biology, he became a research assistant in the laboratory of Cigall Kadoch at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Here, he studied the function of mSWI/SNF (BAF) chromatin remodeling complexes in normal and oncogenic cell states. He then joined the Chemical Biology program in 2022, and the Kruse and Loparo laboratories in 2023. Daniel's current research is focused on understanding the regulatory mechanisms of protein complexes that build the bacterial cell wall. In his free time, he enjoys cycling, running, hiking, and trying different espresso beans.