Position:
Research Scientist at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Work:
MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Department of Thoracic, Head and Neck Medical Oncology since Jun 2012
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Research Scientist
National Institutes of Health
- Laser Capture Microdissection Core, Laboratory of Pathology Jan 2008 - Jun 2012
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Research Fellow
National Institutes of Health
- Pathogenetics Unit, Laboratory of Pathology Jul 2005 - Dec 2007
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Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow
Centro Diagnostico Italiano
Jan 2005 - Jun 2005
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Fellow in Surgical Pathology
IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Foundation, Milan, Italy
Jul 2002 - Dec 2004
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Fellow in Surgical Pathology
Education:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 1998 - 2001
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 1989 - 1997
Colegio de La Salle
Interests:
Pathology, Surgical Pathology, Histopathology, Molecular Pathology, Cancer Research, Laser Capture Microdissection, Teaching Pathology to Biomedical Scientists, History of Pathology, Observational Amateur Astronomy
Honor & Awards:
Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2007
Federal Technology Transfer Award, NIH, 2008
Federal Technology Transfer Award, NIH, 2009
Federal Technology Transfer Award, NIH, 2010
Federal Technology Transfer Award, NIH, 2011
Federal Technology Transfer Award, NIH, 2012
Languages:
English, Italian, Spanish
Certifications:
European Board of Pathology Certification (FEBP), The European Union of Medical Specialities (UEMS)
Specialist in Anatomic Pathology, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Specialist in Anatomic Pathology, CONACEM (Chile)