Lab Manager, Allen Lab, Virginia Tech University
Roles: Lead operations manager, DNA team, genetics & bioinformatics
Mrs. Burgos is a chemist with a master's in biotechnology. While her undergraduate research focused on quantum chemistry, she went on to work in the research and development department of a pharmaceutical company. Her master's research focused on plants of pharmaceutical interest, where she worked in the molecular biology lab and bioinformatics, studying metabolic pathways. She also completed an internship at the Université du Québec à Trois Rivières, producing recombinant proteins, on a scholarship from the Canadian government for the Emerging Leaders of the Americas Program. She currently works as a lab manager at Virginia Tech, as the lead operations manager of the DNA team, as well as participates in genetics and bioinformatics.
Education:
- MS, Biotechnology, Universidad Icesi, Colombia, 2021
- BS, Chemistry, Universidad Icesi, Colombia, 2018