Almaris Alonso-Claudio

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Almaris Alonso-Claudio

Biology Branch Chief - FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Sector & Position: Government: Scientist

Primary Scientific Interest: Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Bacteriology, Parasitology, or Virology

Other Interests: Mycology

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Training Information

2014 - Postdoc or Clinical Fellow, Immunobiology and Genetics, Harvad Medical School

2007 - Ph.D., Environmental Microbiology, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

1999 - M.S., General Biology (Physiology and Mycology), University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Awards & Achievements

April 2020

Mentoring, Entrepreneurship, and Volunteering

About Me and Project Info

About Me:

Microbiologist with over 20 years of combined experience in both private sector and government. Experienced and accomplished in laboratory work, domestic and foreign inspections, senior scientific expert and reviewer of applications submitted from sponsors to FDA. Microbiologist and subject matter expert (SME) representing FDA in high-profile criminal court cases (Meningitis Outbreak of 2012); microbiologist - SME designing research projects for FDA food regulated commodities (Listeria monocytogenes - Harvard Medical School) and microbiologist - SME for FDA regulated tobacco product applications (e.g. smokeless products, e-cigarettes, and waterpipes).

Project Info:

•Regulatory analyses of Listeria monocytogenes outbreaks (cantaloupes and sprouts) and resulting written products including Research proposal and publication (e.g., Harvard Medical School and FDA-WEAC collaboration).
•Managing research projects and programs aimed to understand emerging food-safety issues, new technologies, and to inform results from corresponding research proposals, research plans, final reports, and presentations.
•Designing, conducting, and presenting briefings addressing Listeria monocytogenes issues (e.g., improving the environmental monitoring sampling in domestic food inspections).

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