Sindy Escobar Alvarez is a Program Director for Medical Research at Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. She possess expertise in molecular biology, biotechnology, lifesciences, biochemistry, cell and 14 more skills. She is proficient in Spanish. Colleagues describe her as "Sindy and I worked together at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation where I was able to witness her brilliance as both a grant maker and mentor. I’ve had the pleasure of having Sindy as a supervisor and thought partner in the operations of our program. She approaches her work with meaning and always in service of the program’s mission towards achieving high impact within the field and the foundation’s grant making. Sindy leads with respect and candor, and is creative and solutions-oriented. She is a strategic thinker, analytical and grounded in data-driven and data-informed practices. I was fortunate enough to have learned from Sindy and look forward to her continued leadership in philanthropy!" and "Sindy is one of the most thoughtful, diplomatic and organized people I’ve encountered in my professional life. I had the pleasure of working closely with her for 5 years at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, where we were part of the small, yet mighty Medical Research Program team. As program officer for medical research, Sindy was responsible for managing several large-scale grant programs with annual payouts of over $10 million. When she wasn’t recruiting the nation’s top researchers as grant reviewers or analyzing the field to draft the next RFP, she was monitoring a portfolio of over 50 active grants, moderating panel discussions at professional meetings, and giving data-driven updates to the foundation’s board of trustees. While such a workload might fluster others, Sindy managed to accomplish all of this (and more) effortlessly while always keeping her office door open to colleagues. Highly analytical, she was often the person asking the questions I wish I had thought of. Independently minded, yet with an unwavering collaborative spirit, Sindy was a joy to work with and a huge asset to our little team. "