Sergio Gabriel Lopez

Optical Microscopy Support Specialist at John Innes Centre

Sergio Gabriel Lopez has a diverse range of work experience in scientific research and laboratory settings. Sergio Gabriel most recently worked at the John Innes Centre as an Optical Microscopy Support Specialist, where they provided training and assistance on microscopy-related techniques and wrote Python scripts for image processing and analysis. Prior to that, they were a Fluorescence Spectrometer Testing and Validation Specialist at Edinburgh Instruments, where they assembled, aligned, and tested fluorescence spectrometers and optical components. Sergio Gabriel also worked as a Research Associate at the University of Glasgow, where they conducted single molecule studies of DNA unwinding and developed MATLAB code for data processing. Sergio Gabriel gained further experience as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, conducting photophysical characterization of thin organic semiconductor films and metal-organic frameworks. Additionally, they worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Dublin City University, conducting photophysical characterization of nanomaterials and transmembrane proteins and training PhD students and postdocs. Sergio Gabriel also conducted bulk and single molecule studies of DNA-fluorophore interactions at the University of Granada and worked on luminescent materials as a PhD student at the University of Buenos Aires. Throughout their career, Sergio Gabriel Lopez has demonstrated proficiency in microscopy techniques, coding, and scientific writing.

Sergio Gabriel Lopez has a strong educational background in the fields of Chemistry, Genetics, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science. Sergio Gabriel obtained a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of Buenos Aires in 2010. Following that, they pursued a Master's degree in Genetics from Universidad Nacional de Misiones, where they studied from 1998 to 2005.

In 2019, Sergio obtained a certification in English proficiency, specifically the EF SET English Certificate, with a score of 84 out of 100, indicating a C2 Proficient level. This certification was obtained from EF Standard English Test (EF SET) institution.

To further enhance their academic qualifications, Sergio Gabriel Lopez plans to pursue a Master of Science - MS degree in Artificial Intelligence & Data Science from Northeastern University London, which is expected to be completed from 2022 to 2024.

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  • Optical Microscopy Support Specialist

    May, 2019 - present

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