Experience

Absolute Antibody

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Research Scientist

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  I am leading an R&D team focused on the development of new processes and assays for the production and characterisation of recombinant antibodies and fusion proteins. My lab is divided into four sections: 1) process development; 2) product development; 3) assay development; and, 4) vectorology.

• Senior Research Scientist

  • Oct 2019 - Feb 2021

  Development of processes for the upstream and downstream production of recombinant antibodies and Fc-fusion proteins. Characterization of novel recombinant antibodies and Fc mutations using immunoassays and luciferase-based assays.



University of Leeds

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Researcher

  • Jan 2016 - Sep 2019

  During my PhD, I raised Affimers against the IL-7R alpha chain using phage display and identified Affimers that block the IL-7/IL-7R signalling cascade. During my PhD, I raised Affimers against the IL-7R alpha chain using phage display and identified Affimers that block the IL-7/IL-7R signalling cascade.



Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC)

• Venezuela
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Associate

  • May 2009 - Dec 2015

  Design, construction, production and characterisation of mammalian fusion proteins and recombinant human antibodies

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2014 - Sep 2015

  Lecturing on “Immunogenetics” (school of post-graduate studies at IVIC)Topic: Antibody engineering.



Universidad Central de Venezuela

• Venezuela
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Lecturer

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Lecturing on “Applied Immunology: Principles” (school of post-graduate studies at UCV) Topics: T cell Biology, Immunetolerance, Autoimmunity and T cell-based Therapies. Lecturing on “Applied Immunology: Principles” (school of post-graduate studies at UCV) Topics: T cell Biology, Immunetolerance, Autoimmunity and T cell-based Therapies.



Universidad del Zulia Oficial

• Venezuela
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Visiting Lecturer

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  Lecturing on “Genetic Engineering in Biomedicine” (school of post-graduate studies at LUZ). Topics: antibody engineering and transgenic animals Lecturing on “Genetic Engineering in Biomedicine” (school of post-graduate studies at LUZ). Topics: antibody engineering and transgenic animals



Universidad Central de Venezuela

• Venezuela
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2009 - May 2009

  Role: Genotipification of HPV in Venezuelan population Role: Genotipification of HPV in Venezuelan population