I managed an antibody discovery, development, production, and distribution program for generating resources for in vitro and in vivo biomedical research.nhpreagents.org

I have extensively planned, managed, and executed large nonhuman primate experiments to establish relevant models of Zika during pregnancy. I have authored a patent on our isolated Zika virus antibodies that were licensed for diagnostic use (Z-Quick, LLC).

The team I coordinated, with 10 members, was focused on testing prevention and therapeutic interventions for AIDS and emerging infectious diseases such as dengue and Zika. In addition to the preclinical antibody development, I was responsible for project-related writing and reporting, including: intellectual property documentation, grant submissions, publications, and regulatory protocols.

Our laboratory has moved from the University of Wisconsin – Madison to Miami in 2012. In addition to the scientific tasks normally associated with the post doctoral position (designing and executing research projects), I have participated in: hiring and training personnel; establishing procedures for ordering, purchasing, receiving and managing inventory; implementing and validating laboratory assays (Flow, ELISA, cloning, etc); composing animal protocols and implementing standard operating procedures.

I investigated immunity to intracellular bacteria using murine models.- Generated a novel, safer vaccine platform for brucellosis using gamma irradiation- Planned, optimized, and executed immune studies in mice using in vivo imaging

• Investigated the role of innate receptors in immunity against Brucella o Isolated primary cells, and implemented stem cell differentiation protocols o Designed, optimized and validated panels for lineage and activation phenotyping