Doctoral training in Microbiology focusing on the characterization of amphiphilic siderophores and their potential as new drug delivery systems. Previous work was done in microparticle delivery systems (MS project) and environmental microbiology (BS project). I was born in Mayaguez, PR and my family is from Sabana Grande and Guayanilla, PR. Microbiology, Ph. D. Montana State University (2015); Industrial Pharmacy, M. S. UPR-MSC (2010); Industrial Biotechnology, B. S. UPR-Mayaguez (2004).