CV

Staff Data Scientist

biohub

• Technical lead for the Billion Cells Project, supporting labs processing millions of single-cell transcriptomic profiles.
• Work directly with partner labs to support computational biology needs, mentoring scientists and helping design analyses and experimental strategies.

Senior Data Scientist

insitro

• Created re-usable analytical pipelines for single-cell gene expression data in close partnership with engineers and machine learning scientists.
• Iterated rapidly with wet-lab teams to refine experimental strategies and integrate computational insights into decision-making for clinical programs.

Computational Biologist and Product Manager

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

• Developed and prototyped algorithms for processing and analysis of single-cell data. Collaborated with engineers to bring methods to production for 1000+ datasets.
• Defined, developed, and launched single-cell software products. Led a team of engineers and UXR to deliver CELLxGENE Census for large-scale modeling use cases.

Ph.D. Researcher

Fraser and Morrison Labs, Stanford University

• Pioneered computational methods to study somatic mutation landscape using 10,000+ sequencing samples from 500+ individuals.
• Integrated genomics, transcriptomics, and phenotypic data to uncover mechanisms of somatic mutation acquisition.
• Developed sequencing technologies to map UV-induced DNA lesions genome-wide.

Research Assistant

Morrison Lab, Stanford University

• Developed a novel sequencing technique to map UV-induced DNA lesions.
• Integrated melanoma mutation data with epigenomics data to characterize carcinogen susceptibility.

Computational Biologist

Vielle-Calzada Lab, LANGEBIO

• Applied functional genomics and computational biology to investigate sexual development in plants.
• Processed and analyzed small-RNA sequencing data from plant ovules.

Ph.D.

Stanford University

Biology (Molecular, Cellular and Developmental)

• Advisors: Hunter Fraser and Ashby Morrison
• Strong computational component

B.Sc.

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Genomics

• Graduated with university honors
• Advisor: Jean-Philippe Vielle-Calzada

Bio-X Ph.D. Fellowship

Awarder: Stanford Bio-X

Full funding for Ph.D. studies given to students with academic excellence and interdisciplinary projects.

Coca-Cola Fellowship for Research Abroad

Awarder: Coca-Cola Foundation

Given to outstanding undergraduate students from Latin America to perform research in the USA or Europe.

Honors in B.Sc. Thesis

Awarder: UNAM

Given to students who achieved a GPA greater than 3.7 and were assessed as producing high-quality research.

Gold Medal, iGEM Synthetic Biology Competition

Awarder: MIT / iGEM

Given to excelling competitors that contribute with an impactful project in synthetic biology.