María Soledad Chancay Atiaga

Conducted several protein expression, immunocytochemistry and mRNA assays to map a metabolic route. The project was presented in the American Society of Nephrology annual meeting Troubleshooted the Western Blot assay for difficult to detect proteins Demonstrated excellent aseptic techniques Aided in the design of scientific experiments and the analysis of its results

Developed a new product for the company by identifying and isolating a bacterial strain that fulfilled the desired characteristics of the product Maximized biomass production through the design of a culture media and its optimization using Design of Experiments Made the product commercially available in powder format through purification and lyophilization with a viability of 70% Developed the technology transfer for the company