#  Beyond the Dogmas of Life 

 





José Del Río Pantoja is a PhD candidate in chemical biology at Harvard Griffin GSAS. A member of the Mostoslavsky Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital, he is challenging long-held assumptions about the way proteins are formed in cells—and uncovering how missteps in that process may underlie disease. Del Río Pantoja reflects on his unexpected path to a PhD, the mentors who shaped his journey, and the power of rest in scientific discovery.



 

September 01, 2025

 

 

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José Del Río Pantoja is a PhD candidate in chemical biology at Harvard Griffin GSAS. A member of the Mostoslavsky Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital, he is challenging long-held assumptions about the way proteins are formed in cells—and uncovering how missteps in that process may underlie disease. Del Río Pantoja reflects on his unexpected path to a PhD, the mentors who shaped his journey, and the power of rest in scientific discovery. [READ FULL ARTICLE](https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/beyond-dogmas-life)



 

 

 



 

 

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