EDUCATION
B.S. from University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez in Industrial Microbiology
Ph.D. in Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan. 2010.
Thesis work: Neurobiology of obesity and diabetes.
Postdoctoral fellow at the Internal Medicine (Rheumatology Department) of the University of Michigan.
Research: Neutrophil extracellular traps and mechanisms of autoimmunity in SLE.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Tissue Division (RTD), Field-based (October 2017-Present)
Pathology Solutions Specialist, Florida and Puerto Rico
- Serves as the region's principal consultant for RTD’s portfolio of CDx assays, Digital Pathology and Research solutions
Roche Tissue Diagnostics, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (April 2017-October 2017)
Senior Clinical Science Specialist, Companion Diagnostics (CDx)
- Managed clinical and laboratory project deliverables from study set-up to closure
Roche Tissue Diagnostics, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Tucson, AZ (March 2014-March 2017)
Sr. Scientist and Development Leader, Companion Diagnostics (CDx)
- Successful completion of deliverables for Product Development phase gates under Design Control in support of PMA submissions for patient screening and treatment
Roche Tissue Diagnostics, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (April, 2011-March, 2014)
Senior Scientist, Systems Integration
- Experimental planning, design, execution and study analysis for Immunohistochemistry and In-situ hybridization assay on Ventana’s Advanced Staining platforms