Scientific Writer:
Newcomer science journalist currently writing about COVID-19 and its cause, the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Mentoring & Teaching
Graduate School Teaching Fellow
Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School
New York, NY | February 2020 - March 2020
- Teacher assistant for the courses of the graduate school of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
- Helped lead the daily in-class discussions of scientific articles, clarified question and carried out review sessions.
Summer Research Program Mentor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY | June 2019 - August 2019
- Served as a mentor for a training student who was part of a summer research program of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program).
- I trained and teached all the necessary research background and essential experimental techniques needed for the student to independently carry out the experiments.
Summer Research Program Mentor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY | June 2018 - August 2018
- Served as a mentor for a training student who was part of a summer research program of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program).
- I trained and teached all the necessary research background and essential experimental techniques needed for the student to independently carry out the experiments.
Science Outreach:
Graduate Student Recruiter
Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School
Anaheim, CA | November 2019
- Attended the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), which focuses on advancing underrepresented minority students in STEM fields, and helped the graduate student recruiting efforts of the graduate school of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Science Fair Judge
Regional Science Fair of Sistema de Colegios Dominicos
Bayamón, PR | February 2014 & March 2015
- Served as judge of science fair projects of high school students.
Science Speaker / Educator
Colegio Santa Rosa Superior
Bayamón, PR | February 2014
- Gave a series of science talks with the purpose of increasing the knowledge and curiosity of high school students in science and research.
Scientific Demonstrator
“Un Rayito de Sol en tu Habitación” Foundation
San Juan, PR | December 2013
- Carried out simple scientific experiments to demonstrate scientific principles, increase curiosity in science and bring happiness to pediatric cancer patients.
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