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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Austin, Texas, United States

Executed daily experimental protocols for product development under different projects and built weekly progress reports.Performed quality control on stability of customers, R&D and in-house manufacturing samples. Produced small batches (100kg) of consumer goods following cGMP manufacturing guidelines. Constructed and updated SOPs for several laboratory equipment, as well as maintained laboratory inventory and cleanliness.

Panamá, Panama

Synthesized a porous silica-based xerogel derived from rice husks as a scaffold for mesenchymal stem cells to develop an in vitro model for bone regeneration.Expanded and maintained cell cultures of mesenchymal stem cells.Provided mentoring and in-lab guidance to 4 undergraduate students with their graduation projects. Maintained laboratory inventory with Quartzy. Assisted in several administrative tasks of the project, including but not limited to budget, purchasing, logistics.

Panama

Worked towards synthesizing curcumin derivatives against neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.Participated as presenter in scientific outreach activities for kids, as well as attended seminars, workshops and symposiums relevant to the topics of natural products, neurodegeneration and computational modeling for chemistry.Co-authored a manuscript of a scientific review about the role of metals in neurodegeneration and natural products as chelating molecules. Performed general laboratory duties (organizing, inventory, cleaning, etc.).

Panama

Provided technical information and quotations about laboratory equipment (centrifuges, autoclaves, vortex mixers, water baths, microscopes, electrochemical equip., weighing scales, etc.), instruments (thermohygrometers, micropipetes, etc.) and materials (reagents, chromatography columns, reagent kits, etc.) to clients, based on their needs. Promoted new products for sterile surface sampling.Tried new equipments for demostration purposes as well as inspected equipment before delivery to the client.

Panama

Assisted with experiments in the laboratory with the objective of developing a biomaterial from porcine decellularized brain extracellular matrix, as a therapy to decrease damage caused by cerebral ischemia.Carried out histological staining of native tissue and decellularized samples to qualitatively characterize the biomaterial. Prepared samples and assisted with ELISA assays to detect neurotrophic factors before and after decellularization protocols. Reviewed literature on MALDI techniques, histological techniques, neurotrophic factors.