Mr. José M. Cordero-Hernández obtained his B.S. degree in Chemistry in 2009 from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus. He is currently enrolled as a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the chemistry department, completing studies towards a PhD. Among his professional interests, Mr Cordero-Hernandez is developing imaging and sensing nanodevices using Quantum Dots for cancer detection and therapy. Mr. Cordero-Hernández is currently working at Prof. Bawendi Lab.