Pamela Nieto

Pamela Nieto has worked in a variety of roles since 2002. Pamela began their career as a Biochemistry undergraduate student at Universidad de Chile. In 2008, they became a Research Assistant at Fundación Ciencia & Vida, where they participated in a Fondecyt grant and CORFO-INNOVA project, researching acidophile bacteria genetics and characterizing them in the process of biolixiviation. From 2010 to 2016, Nieto was a Postdoctoral Researcher and PhD student at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where they studied the innate immune response in an animal model subjected to bacterial respiratory infection and characterized the intestinal morphology of animals gestated under specific conditions. During this time, they also gained experience with animal models and techniques such as real time qPCR, flow cytometry, ELISA, histology, epifluorescence microscopy and others. In 2016, Nieto became an Editor at BioPub. From 2017 to 2021, they worked at uBiome, first as a Tech Transfer Lead Scientist and then as an R&D Scientist. In their role as Tech Transfer Lead Scientist, they collaborated with the R&D team and the clinical team to ensure a successful adoption and launch of the company's new products, leading the validation of new products following CAP and CLIA requirements, and documenting the process in validation reports and SOPs. As an R&D Scientist, they conducted research on the human microbiome and developed new products based on molecular biology, as well as developing protocols to detect HPV in vaginal samples through NGS and evaluating protocols to implement cost reduction or to improve sensitivity and specificity. Since 2019, Nieto has also worked as a Traductor de artículos científicos at Journal Revisions. Since 2021, they have been a Microbiome Researcher & Science Writer at Tiny Health.

Pamela Nieto has a diverse educational background. Pamela obtained their Biochemist degree from Universidad de Chile in 2009. From 2010 to 2011, they obtained a Master in Biological Sciences with a focus in Biología molecular from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Pamela then went on to pursue a PhD in Biological Sciences, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, which they completed in 2015. In 2015, they also completed a Course "Applying scientific skills and regulatory intelligence to early product development" from ERA Consulting Group.