Claudio R. Alarcón

Claudio R. Alarcón is an Associate Professor in Pharmacology at Yale University School of Medicine. His research focuses on RNA metabolism's role in development, health, and disease, particularly RNA modifications and non-coding RNAs. He joined Yale in 2017 after postdoctoral training at The Rockefeller University and holds a PhD from Cornell University (2009) and a BSc from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (1999).

Research Interests:

• Functional roles of m6A RNA modifications
• MicroRNA biogenesis and cancer progression
• Non-coding RNA regulation in metastasis

Key Appointments:

• Primary Faculty, Yale Cancer Biology Institute
• Member, Yale Cancer Center
• Faculty, Yale Combined Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences

His lab integrates bioinformatics, molecular, and cellular approaches to study cancer metastasis mechanisms, including miRNA processing disruptions and SOX4/TMEM2 pathways linked to clinical outcomes.