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Maria Elena Cardenas-Corona

Research Professor Emeritus of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Duke Box 3054, Durham, NC 27710
321 CARL, 213 Research Dr., Durham, NC 27710

Awards & Honors


Research Professor Emeritus

University Duke University Medical Center · September 2018

Elected Member of the National Investigator System, Level III

National National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) of Mexico · September 2017

Elected Fellow

National American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · January 2011 For groundbreaking contributions to: the elucidation of the mechanism of rapamycin drug-action, the dissection of the TORC1 signaling cascade and the characterization of its roles in cell growth control and metabolism.

In the News


Published January 11, 2011
Duke University Medical Center Celebrates Eight New AAAS Fellows