1992 B.S., Biology (Microbial Technology). University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Campus, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
1995 M.S., Biology (Microbiology and Molecular Biology). University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Campus, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
2002 Ph. D., Microbiology and Immunology. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
2002-2004 Post-Doctoral Fellow. National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
2004-2007 Research Associate. CNMC-CRI, Washington D.C.
2007-Present Assistant Research Professor of Pediatrics. The George Washington University, CNMC-CRI