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Planning, organizing and coordinating teams to generate safe spaces for the LGBTQIA+ community at the ITESM Campus Puebla, through workshops, recreational activities and support groups, as well as science workshops and conferences.Generate PowerPoint presentations and social media content.Designer, speaker and trainer of workshops on gender-sex diversity and inclusion.

Conducted literature reviews, data collection and data entry for further research about microplastics in water in Mexico.

Organized a series of webinars about diversity and inclusion in science with a local audience over 50 people and collaborated with an online high school to create inspirational materials for students as part of the Fireblighters team of ITESM Campus Puebla

Extracted and quantified DNA/ARN for further PCR analysis. Assisted in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and FISH protocols from paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues for molecular diagnosis. Demonstrated strong attention to detail, good documentation practices by maintaining and updating genetic files in database maintaining industry quality by adhering to patient confidentiality guidelines.In charge of inventory and follow up of laboratory logs. Analyzed data and created graphics for presentations.

Main tasks included plasmid extractions, electrophoresis, preparation of growth media and buffer solutions, and basic to intermediate microbiology techniques in preparation for lab classes, as well as results documentation in lab notebook.Assistant in mouse fibroblast cells maintenance for cytotoxicity essays.