Nilsa R. Graciani Email & Phone Number

Glen Mills, PA, US

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Worked closely with the President and CEO of Esperanza to develop the strategic vision for the position.
• Developed both short (1st year) and long terms goals by identifying and listening to the stakeholders in the different functions of the organization and prioritizing STEM needs. Showed flexibility and innovation during.
• Identified external collaborators and potential sources of funding to make programs possible.
• Created cross-organizational synergies throughout Esperanza (K-12 schools, college and community) to provide ongoing opportunities in the STEM fields such as enhanced curriculum, clubs and camps.
• Worked on creating and managing STEM opportunities and engagement in Esperanza’s K-14 system and in the community. Some of these initiatives include: HOSA Future Health Professionals Club, Health Careers Series for.
• Wrote weekly column for the organization’s newspaper.

Philadelphia, PA

• Developed the Health Sciences program from conception, through the process of approval and execution. Directed the curriculum preparation and content development for innovative courses. Instrumental in the process of a.
• Presented the idea and obtained approval to organize the Minorities in Health Sciences Symposium in 2017. Identified external potential speakers and sponsors. Created and managed budget and timeline. Scheduled.
• Established partnerships with HUP, Delaware Valley Community Health, and others to provide students with opportunities for clinical internships. Collaborated with our legal department to develop the agreement documents.
• Elected as chair of the Academic Directors. Responsible for scheduling, creating agendas and leading monthly meetings.
• Prepared materials and provided training at faculty development workshops. Hired, supervised, trained and evaluated professors. Responsible for developing yearly students learning assessment plans and reports.
• Mentored and advised students, discussing their academic and professional goals. Helped students work with their challenges and conflicts. One of the Advisors to the HOSA Future Health Professionals Club.

• Revised e-learning Project Management Professional (PMP) prep course to align with the PMBOK Guide 5th Ed.
• Consulted with Esperanza College in the design of new laboratory facilities to meet federal and local regulations.
• Led seminars on health related topics. Guest Speaker at a Women’s Health Conference.
• Wrote health-related column for Vital Magazine.
• Translated the Delaware Health and Social Services Guide to Services from English to Spanish (2012 and 2014).

Philadelphia, PA

Taught Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Human Biology. Developed classes using a combination of approaches, including lectures, Problem Based Learning (PBL) and demonstrations. Applied differentiated instructional strategies. The number of students expressing satisfaction and passing these classes increased in the last seven years.

Collegeville, PA

• Principal Research Scientist I. One of two Ph. D. level scientists to initiate effort in Exploratory Phase at the Collegeville site as part of the Exploratory Chemistry group. Instrumental in reaching a go/no go.
• Chemistry team leader for three projects in the Women’s Health department and two cardiovascular projects. Provided chemistry support to these projects as they moved through the exploratory phase.
• Prioritized project work and managed the lab resources accordingly. Presented progress at project status reviews and other meetings.
• Led, supervised, trained, and mentored three associates.

Wilmington, DE

• Senior Research Investigator II. Head of the Peptide Synthesis laboratory, which provided high quality peptides for internal clients from different working groups of the company. Allowed teams to start their assays.
• Increased the peptide effort from a one person, one instrument lab to a fully equipped lab with a high performing team of four researchers for the synthesis, purification and characterization of peptides. Received two.
• Hired, led, supervised, trained, and mentored four associates. Supervised the automation efforts within the Combinatorial Chemistry laboratory.
• Collaborated in the creation/implementation of an in-house Combinatorial Chemistry training program for the Chemistry Department. Disseminating these novel synthetic techniques to the rest of the department increased.
• Involved in inflammatory project, improving peptide characteristics to become more drug-like. Directed the synthesis of two small molecule libraries for the project above.
• Responsible for starting-up chemistry effort on a Targeted Cytotoxics Peptide-Conjugate program, driven SAR to obtain proof of principle for the program and beyond.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Organic Chemistry

Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant: Research Advisor, Professor Jeffery W. Kelly Undergraduate Summer Research: Research Advisor.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry

Activities and Societies: American Chemical Society- Student ChapterUndergraduate Research Assistant: Research Advisor, Professor Osvaldo.