Rocío Castro Arispón

Rockie C. currently serves as a Program Manager at Lonza, overseeing multidisciplinary project teams to ensure successful clinical manufacturing of biologics and fostering global collaborations. Previously, as a Senior Scientist and Program Lead at CareDx, Inc., Rockie led the development and automation of genomics-based diagnostic products and authored a significant peer-reviewed publication on biomarkers in kidney transplant recipients. Prior experience includes roles as a Senior Scientist at Senti Biosciences, where Rockie acted as the technical lead for gene therapy initiatives, and 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.