Rocío García Romero

Rockie C. is a seasoned program manager with extensive experience in the biotechnology sector, currently leading multidisciplinary project teams at Lonza since March 2023, focusing on clinical manufacturing of biologics and fostering global collaborations. Prior to this role, Rockie served as a senior scientist and program lead at CareDx, Inc., overseeing genomics-based diagnostics development and contributing to a first-author peer-reviewed publication in biomarker discovery. Rockie's earlier career includes significant roles at Senti Biosciences as a technical lead for gene therapy projects and as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles. Rockie holds a Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Medicine from The Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.