Work / Research experience

🧬 Research Associate – Translational Bioinformatics

The Ohio State University

Comprehensive Cancer Center

Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology

Hasanov's Lab
April 2024 – Present
Columbus, OH, United States

Summary:

• 🔍 Designed and conducted bioinformatics research on melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, and lung adenocarcinoma

• 🧬 Performed copy number variation analysis using whole-exome sequencing.

• 🧠 Analyzed spatial and single cell transcriptomics samples from renal cell carcinoma patients with brain metastases.

• 🧪 Investigated treatment resistance mechanisms to tyrosine kinase inhibitor

🧬 Bioinformatician

The Ohio State University

Heart and Lung Research Institute

Mora and Rojas Lung Aging Lab
May 2022 – Abril 2024
Columbus, OH, United States

Summary:

• 📊 Applied spatial transcriptomics (Visium & Xenium) in lung fibrosis research

• 🧬 Conducted scRNA-seq to analyze epithelial cell aging and metabolism in mice and human

• 🛠️ Developed algorithms to detect aging-related cell states in spatial/single-cell datasets

• 📚 Contributed to grants, manuscript writing, and high-impact publications

🧪 Undergraduate Research Assistant 

National Institute of Respiratory Diseases 

Computational Biology Lab
February 2021 – May2022
Mexico City, Mexico

Summary:

• 🧠 Integrated transcriptomic data from lung biopsies from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients (RNA-seq + microarray)

• 🔗 Built microRNA-gene interaction networks involved in lung fibrosis

• 🎓 Participated in teaching and support for the Mexican Bioinformatics Network

🧠 Undergraduate Research Assistant 

Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco 

Yazmin Hernandez's Lab
August 2020 –  March 2021
Mexico City, Mexico

Summary:

• 📖 Conducted systematic review on SNPs and stress regulation in suicidal behavior

• 🧠  Performed microarray analysis in schizophrenia postmortem brain samples

• 🧬  Conducted an in-depth literature review on microRNAs and their regulatory role in neurological disorders  

🌐 Director of Bioinformatics 

GenomicsTrack Solutions 

Bioinformatics Startup
April 2025 –  Present
Tabasco, Mexico

Summary:

• 🚀 Responsible for the strategic direction, technical supervision, and overall operational coordination of the company

• 🧬 Lead the design and implementation of bioinformatics solutions for research labs and biotech companies across Latin America

• 🛠️ Develop custom pipelines for genomic, transcriptomic, and multi-omics data analysis

• 🤝 Collaborate with clients to deliver precision medicine insights and data-driven reports