About Me:
I graduated in 1998 from Carmen Belen Veiga High School in Juana Díaz, PR. While in high school I became involved with the science fair participating 2 yrs in a row and winning a couple of prizes. The actually triggered my excitement for experimentation. Then, I went to college at the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus where I got a BS in Chemistry in 2002. While at UPR, I did undergrad research with Dr. John Soderquist doing boron chemistry. During the summer of 2001, I did an internship with Pfizer in Groton, CT in their Discovery Medicinal Chemistry department which changed my life forever. It was then, I tryly knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.
After undergrad, I decided to go to Graduate School and I chose Texas A&M University. I got my Masters degree in 2006 under the direction of Dr. Daniel Romo on the area natural product synthesis.
I currently hold a position at Pfizer in St. Louis as a Senior Research Assistant doing what I love the most, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY!
I know, I know . . . What a nerd!!! LOL
Project Info:
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