Alani Vasquez

Alani Vasquez is an experienced professional in microbiology and research and development, currently serving as R&D Manager and Lead R&D Microbiologist at Hardy Diagnostics since January 2014. Responsibilities include executing and delegating R&D projects, creating new formulations, and supporting product design specifications. Prior experience includes an internship in epidemiology at the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department, where updates were made to the county's Health Status Report, and roles as an undergraduate research assistant at Cal Poly Biological Sciences Department, focusing on gene expression in immune responses, and at the Dairy Products Technology Center, where lab maintenance and culturing of bacteria were key tasks. Alani Vasquez holds a degree in Microbiology from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, awarded in 2013.