CV
Education#
Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Neuroscience Biology
University of Chile, 2011 - 2016
Master in Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Chile, 2009 - 2011
Biotechnology Engineering
University of Chile, 2004 - 2009
Experience#
Assistant Project Scientist
University of California, Los Angeles, 2024 - Present
Supervisor: Jaimie Van Norman
Assistant Project Scientist
University of California, Riverside, 2021 - 2024
Supervisors: Zhenbiao Yang and Jaimie Van Norman
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of California, Riverside, 2016 - 2021
Supervisor: Zhenbiao Yang
Awards, Fellowships & Grants#
- Travel Award (IPGSA) (2025) - National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Best Oral Presentation (2024) - Graduate Division and RPA, UC Riverside
- Nominee - Excellence in Postdoctoral Research Award (2024) - UC Riverside
- Nominee - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Award (2023) - UC Riverside
- Postdoctoral Fellowship (2017) - FAFU-UCR Joint Center (~$120,000 USD)
- Operational Expenses Grant (2013) - CONICYT, Chile (~$8,000 USD)
- Research Internship Grant (2012) - University of Chile (~$4,500 USD)
- Valorization of University Research Grant (2012) - CONICYT, Chile (~$30,000 USD)
- Ph.D. Fellowship (2011) - CONICYT, Chile (~$80,000 USD)
Skills#
- Microscopy: Confocal, spectral, super-res, FLIM, AFM
- Image Analysis: Segmentation, ImageJ/Fiji, R, Python
- Molecular Biology: Cloning, IP, qRT-PCR
Languages
English (100%), Spanish (100%)
Interests#
- Hormone Signaling
- Protein trafficking & Morphogenesis
- Cell Polarity & Morphogenesis
- Live-Cell Imaging
- Genetics