Leilani Cruz

Leilani Cruz has extensive work experience in the field of scientific research and development. Leilani is currently employed as a Research and Development Project Manager at Neomorph, Inc. since March 2021. Prior to that, they worked as a Scientist at Novartis from February 2019 to March 2021. Before joining Novartis, Leilani served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at GNF from December 2016 to February 2019. Leilani began their career as a Graduate Student Researcher at the University of California San Diego, where they worked from September 2011 to September 2016.

Leilani Cruz received their Bachelor's degree in Biology/Biological Sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where they attended from 2007 to 2011. Leilani then pursued further education and obtained their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Biology/Immunology from UC San Diego, completing their studies in 2016.