Chelsea Martinez

Chelsea Martinez has a diverse work experience in the field of chemistry. Chelsea is currently working as a Senior Scientist at NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc. where they specialize in Peptide Nucleic Acid Chemistry. Chelsea joined the company in 2023. Prior to this, they held the same position at the same company in 2022, where they synthesized, cleaved, isolated, and characterized peptide nucleic acids. Chelsea also worked with the purification team to analyze yield and purity of target molecules. Chelsea has experience in programming and troubleshooting automated synthesizers for optimizing yield and purity.

Before joining NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc., Chelsea worked as a Summer Project Guide at Design.Make.Learn in 2022. Chelsea led middle-school students in design thinking, including conducting empathetic interviews, brainstorming, creating prototypes, and iterating designs based on client feedback. Chelsea also facilitated team-building activities.

Chelsea has also worked as a Lab Lecturer in Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh in 2021 and as a Chemistry Instructor at Pasadena City College from 2019 to 2022. Chelsea has experience in teaching and conducting lectures in chemistry.

In addition, Chelsea has experience as a Temporary Air Quality Chemist and Contract Editor at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District from 2017 to 2022. Their responsibilities included sample preparation, gravimetry, and QA of air quality samples. Chelsea also performed extraction and analysis of air quality samples using HPLC/IC techniques. Chelsea was involved in writing and editing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for sampling sites.

Chelsea has also worked as a Professor Adjunct at various colleges, including Cerritos College, Rio Hondo College, Los Angeles Valley College, and Fullerton College. Their roles involved teaching chemistry courses.

Overall, Chelsea Martinez has a diverse work experience in the field of chemistry, with expertise in Peptide Nucleic Acid Chemistry, teaching, and air quality analysis.

Chelsea Martinez has a strong education background in the field of chemistry and biochemistry. Chelsea obtained a PhD in Bioorganic Chemistry from The University of Texas at Austin, which they attended from 2004 to 2011. Prior to that, they earned their BA in Chemistry/Biochemistry from Oberlin College, where they studied from 1998 to 2002. Their education started at Gretchen Whitney High School, where they completed their secondary education from 1993 to 1998. Additionally, they have obtained certifications in language fluency, including intermediate fluency in Portuguese from Duolingo in August 2016, and advanced fluency in Spanish, also from Duolingo, in July 2016.