Nidia Maritza Hernandez H. Email & Phone Number

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Transforming the UAE biotech ecosystem from healthcare, to food, agritech and environment by developing innovative solutions through microbial factories.

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

At critical moment, I joined to lead and fortify a team of pathologist, biologist, and biomedical laboratory scientists, moving my driving force first, to structure a dynamic to release accumulated work and second, to provide high-quality care for patients from the lab bench by optimizing the correct workflow for processing on time 10000+ annual human.

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

• Expanded logistical and practical efforts during the consolidation of the Transplantation Biobank (today merged with the regional Biobank Väst) by increasing patient’s coverage from different hospital departments.
• Matured strategic work for documenting, handling, treatment and storage of blood and organ tissues from donors and transplanted patients according to Swedish biobank law.
• Acted as direct bridge between doctors and researchers for traceability and availability of samples in various research studies.

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

• Disputed with the thesis focused on the clinical importance of anti-endothelial cell antibodies in patients with renal injury, heart transplanted and the first bioengineered transplanted vein with autologous stem cells.
• Co-supervised projects for biomedical science and medical students with studies related to endothelial heterogeneity.
• Won a grant (GelinStiftelsen) supporting my research.
• Presented scientific work in different congress/invited meetings in USA, France, Finland and Sweden.

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

• Run different research projects related to isolation, characterization, differentiation and cellular immunomodulation of progenitor and mature endothelial cells from diverse human tissues to explore cellular dynamics.
• Led a practical lab course about detection of antibodies for master students in clinical sciences.

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

• Learnt and mastered the flow cytometry technique by performing analysis of endothelial markers in 1600+ fresh blood samples from patients with kidney failure and arteriosclerosis, over 10000 tubes!
• Isolated and differentiated cells lineages from human kidney and liver, transplant grade.

Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia

Isolated and identified native aerobic bacteria from paramo soil +30 genera, as part of the largest microbial biodiversity conservation program in Colombia.

Cali, Valle Del Cauca, Colombia

• Best internship student rating 5/5!
• Performed air monitoring and microbiological analysis of citric acid and acetic acid (produced by fermentation) for product approval.
• Assessed in-vitro a commercial enzyme for enhancement of citric acid production by Aspergillus spp., results industrially scaled on-site.
• Participated in a pilot study for production of methane gas by bioremediation.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Medical Sciences

Immunology

Industrial Microbiology

Biology, Applied Microbiology

The Swedish Council for Higher Education homologates my studies as biologist with a master degree in applied microbiology. November 11th.