Francisco Maldonado-Arocho

Francisco Maldonado-Arocho is a senior scientist in the analytical development department at Vedanta Biosciences. Francisco has over five years of experience working in the immunology field for various companies, including Sanofi Pasteur, Kanyos Bio, and Anokion. During their time at Sanofi Pasteur, they were responsible for conducting immunogenicity studies for HSV2, Zika, and Influenza therapeutics and vaccine development. Francisco also designed qPCR panels to differentiate viral particles from vaccine candidates in preclinical samples. In addition, Francisco has experience in mentoring and leadership, having written technical reports and protocols for preclinical studies and alliance support.

Francisco Maldonado-Arocho completed a PhD in Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to that, they completed a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Biotechnology at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. Francisco also has certification from Coursera in Bioinformatics: Life Sciences on Your Computer.

Francisco Maldonado-Arocho reports to Bernat Olle, CEO. They are on a team with Amanda Prince - Senior Scientist, Immunology, Kathryn Dudley - EA & Executive Administrator, and Rajita Menon - Associate Director, Modeling & Statistics. and Cintia Felix - Scientist II, Analytical Development reports to Francisco Maldonado-Arocho.