EDUCATION
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ph.D.,
Biology. May 1996.
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Biology teacher for high schools. March 1996.
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, MSc.
in Biology with honors. December 1989.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Department of
Biological Sciences, Heritage College of Osteopathic
Medicine.
Assistant Professor in Immunology. August
2007-present date.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute and Center
for Research in Reproduction and Women’s Health.
Laboratory of Dr. G. Coukos
Research Associate. May 1st 2005 – July 31st
2007.
Post-doctoral Researcher. August 2004 – April
2005
Tumor microenvironment, Cancer Immunology and
Immunotherapy.
Post-doctoral Fellow. NIH Training grant.
July 2001 – July 2004.
Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy and Gene Therapy.
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and
Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy.
Post-doctoral trainee. FOMEC 701 World Bank
financed fellow. July-October 1999.
DNA vaccines to Herpes Virus.
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biological
Chemistry, Laboratory of Dr. E. Massouh
Post-doctoral Researcher. January 1996 - June
2001.
Mucosal Immunology and HSV infection.
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biological
Chemistry, Laboratory of Dr. C.E. Coto and Dr. F. C.
Coulombié
Doctoral Student. January 1990 – December
1995.
Natural products with antiviral and immunomodulatory
activities
POSITIONS
Assistant Investigator, National Research
Council (CONICET), Argentina. 2000-2004
Mentor: Full Professor Silvia M. Moreno, PhD
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of
Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences,
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED
- Fox Chase Cancer
Center. 2006 Ovarian Cancer SPORE Developmental
Project. “Understanding the immunoregulatory
role of VLCs in ovarian cancer”. Principal
Investigator
- Fox Chase Cancer
Center. 2005 Ovarian Cancer SPORE Developmental
Project. “Vascular leukocytes induce regulatory
T cells in ovarian cancer”. Principal
Investigator
- Department of
Health, Argentina. 2001. Carrillo-Onativia Grant
for Young Investigators. Mucosal immune response
during Ocular Infection with HSV. Principal
Investigator
- University of
Buenos Aires Grant, Argentina. 2001. Mucosal
immune response against HSV. Innate immunity.
Role of nitric oxide, chemokines and cytokines.
Principal Investigator
- National Agency
for the promotion of Science and Technology,
Argentina. 1999-2001. Grant for Young
Investigators. Immune Response in pulmonar
mucosa against replicant and non-replicant
antigens. Role of Nitric Oxide. Principal
Investigator
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CANCER RESEARCH
HONORS
Susan B. Heyner Excellence in Research Award.
CRRWH, University of Pennsylvania. May 30th 2007.
Fogarty Fellowship. July 2001 to July 2004.
University of Pennsylvania.
Young Traveler Investigator Award. 10th
International Congress of Mucosal Immunology.
Amsterdan, Netherlands. June 27th to July 1st, 1999.
Scientific and Technological Award.
University of Buenos Aires 1994-1995.
UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Department of
Biological Sciences, College of Osteopathic
Medicine.
Assistant Professor in Immunology. August
2007-present date.
University of Buenos Aires, School of
Sciences, Argentina.
Department of Biological Chemistry
Lab Instructor of Immunochemistry 1998-2001
- Fully responsible for laboratory course
development, supervised and trained TAs,
organized classes, prepared and graded exams.
Lab Instructor of Virology 1993-1998
Teaching Assistant 1989-1993
- Microbiology, Biological Chemistry, and
Molecular Biology
Department of Biology
Teaching Assistant 1986-1987
MENTORSHIP ACTIVITIES
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
MSc. Thesis Director
- Gisela Gamba. Innate immune response during
HSV lung infection: role of nitric oxide. 2002
- Maria I. Craig. Study of the antiviral
activity of a polysaccharide fraction obtained
from the leaves of the superior plant Cedrela
tubiflora. 1997
Trained and supervised the research activities of
MSc. undergraduate students at the Laboratories of
Virology and Immunochemistry, Department of
Biological Chemistry. 1994-2001
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