Erick Fuentes

Erick Fuentes is a skilled Senior Research Associate at Novavax since January 2022, specializing in routine physiochemical protein characterization and supporting scientific studies for protein nanoparticle vaccines. Prior experience includes a role as Associate Specialist in Clinical Biologics at AstraZeneca, focusing on downstream purification processes for biologics. Erick also contributed as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at The University of Texas at Austin, researching polymeric battery electrolytes through molecular dynamics simulations. Additional experiences include participation in the Hispanic Latino Leadership Summit at Goldman Sachs and serving as a Math Instructor at Mathnasium. Erick holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, earned in 2020.