Maria Elena G.

Maria Elena G. has a diverse work experience in the field of scientific research. Maria Elena is currently working as a Senior Associate Scientist at Shape Therapeutics Inc. since February 2023. Prior to this, they worked as an Associate Scientist at Century Therapeutics, Inc. from February 2022 to January 2023. Maria also worked as an Associate Scientist 1 at AbSci from January 2021 to January 2022.

Before joining the industry, Maria worked as a Researcher 2 at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities from September 2018 to January 2021. Prior to that, they gained experience as a Senior Laboratory Technician at Pharmgate LLC from August 2017 to August 2018.

Maria's earlier work experience includes working as a Science Research Specialist II at the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (NIMBB) from August 2016 to March 2017. Maria Elena also worked as a Research Associate I at Calyxt from January 2015 to July 2016.

In addition, Maria worked as a Research Technician III at the International Rice Research Institute from February 2014 to October 2014. Maria Elena started their research career as an Undergraduate Researcher at the University of the Philippines from April 2012 to October 2013, where they participated in a project focused on characterizing lignin degrading enzymes in carabao rumen fluid.

Maria Elena G. completed their Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Biotechnology from the University of the Philippines from 2009 to 2013. Maria Elena'sfield of study during their undergraduate education was Animal Biotechnology. Later, they pursued a Masters of Biological Sciences with a focus on Immunology and Genetic Engineering at the University of Minnesota from 2019 to 2021. Maria Elena G. also holds additional certifications in Gene Editing iPSCs with CRISPR/Cas9 from Bio-Trac, obtained in August 2019, and Bioinformatic Methods I from Coursera Course Certificates, obtained in April 2016.