David Castaneda

David Castaneda has over 25 years of work experience in various roles within the biotechnology and healthcare industry. David most recently worked as a Regional Account Manager at Vizgen since February 2023. Prior to that, they were an Account Executive and Senior Scientist at Rebus Biosystems from July 2021 to November 2022. David also served as a Senior Advanced Imaging Specialist at Miltenyi Biotec from April 2019 to June 2021. From December 2009 to April 2019, David worked for Leica Microsystems as a Confocal Applications and Sales Specialist. David also gained experience at Neurokos, Inc. as a Product Development Associate and Intern, UCSF as the Chair of the Innovation Competition Executive Committee, Hospital for Special Surgery as a Research Fellow, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Colombia as a Social Service Year Fellow, and Icosan International as a Sales Representative.

David Castaneda earned a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Columbia University between 1999 and 2007. Prior to that, they obtained a Medical Doctor degree in Medicine from Universidad del Rosario from 1989 to 1994. In 2008, they briefly attended the University of California, San Francisco, and the University of California, Berkeley, but no specific degree or field of study is provided for that period.