About Me
Research Pathway and Experience
As a Regulatory Scientist Fellow at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), I investigated the bioeffects and safety of therapeutic ultrasound for Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) and Neuromodulation applications. Through collaborative efforts with academia, government, industry, and non-profit sectors I developed innovative therapeutic ultrasound tools.
My Memberships, Awards, Scholarships & Fellowships
| Type | Year |
| Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) Special Guest Editor – Therapeutic Transcranial Applications | 2023 – Present |
| Climate Change AI Member | 2023 – Present |
| American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Member | 2020 – Present |
| Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Member | 2008 – Present |
| Multicultural Engineering Program/Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MEP/MESA) | 2007 – Present |
| Tulane 34 Award | 2022 |
| The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Director’s Special Citation Award | 2020 |
| Committee to Improve Racial Diversity and Inclusivity (CIRDI) at the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) | 2020 – 2022 |
| Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Fellow | 2019 – 2022 |
| Co-Founder & President – DC SACNAS Chapter | 2019 – 2022 |
| ASA Student Council & College of Fellows Member | 2018 – 2021 |
| National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps) Fellow | 2017 |
| NSF-FDA Scholar-in-Residence (SIR) Scholar | 2016 – 2019 |
| ASA- General, -Student & -Committee(s) Member | 2017 – 2024 |
| Tulane Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Board Member, Graduate Student Ambassador | 2015 – 2016 |
| NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Fellow | 2014 – 2016 |
| UCSC Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) Scholar | 2013 – 2014 |
| UCSF Summer Research Training Program (SRTP) Fellow | 2011 |
| Founder & Vice President – BMES at the Univerisity of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) | 2010 – 2011 |
| BMES – Student Member | 2010 – 2015 |
| Deans Award – UCSC Baskin School of Engineering | 2010 |
| Special Recognition Presentation Award – California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) National Symposium | 2010 |
| Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Scholar | 2009 – 2011 |
| SACNAS Travel Scholarship Awardee | 2009 – 2011, 2014 – 2015 |
| UCSC CAMP Fellow | 2008 – 2009 |
| UCSC Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering Research Mentoring Institute (CBSE RMI) Fellow | 2008 – 2009 |
| NSF Developing Effective Engineering Pathways (DEEP) Fellow | 2008 – 2009 |
| Institute Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | 2008 – 2012 |
| Founder & President – Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) at Southwestern College (SWC) | 2007 – 2009 |
| National Liaison – American Chemical Society (ACS) at SWC | 2007 – 2008 |