Thomas Farid Martínez
Assistant Professor
School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009, Biological Engineering
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2016, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2016, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
ORCiD: 0000-0002-4011-8164
University of California, Irvine
226 Sprague Hall
Mail Code: 3958
Irvine, CA 92697
226 Sprague Hall
Mail Code: 3958
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
Microproteins, Genomics, Translation, Cancer
Websites
Academic Distinctions
NIH Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA)
NIH F31 NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship (NCI)
NIH F32 NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship (NIGMS)
NIH K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (NCI)
NIH F31 NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship (NCI)
NIH F32 NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship (NIGMS)
NIH K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (NCI)
Appointments
Postdoc: Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 2015—2021
Awards and Honors
Member – Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists
Keystone Symposia Fellow
Associate – Intersections Science Fellows Symposium
Sigma Xi
Keystone Symposia Fellow
Associate – Intersections Science Fellows Symposium
Sigma Xi
Grants
K01CA249038
R35GM157126
Professional Societies
ASBMB
ACS
AACR
Graduate Programs
Pharmacological Sciences
Research Centers
Cancer Research Institute
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Center on RNA Science and Therapeutics
Link to this profile
https://faculty.uci.edu/profile/?facultyId=7003
https://faculty.uci.edu/profile/?facultyId=7003
Last updated
01/12/2026
01/12/2026