Alyssa Simonson

Alyssa Simonson is a seasoned professional with over 10 years of preclinical and data management experience, currently serving as the Director of Operations at XenoSTART since August 2011. Alyssa began as a Research Assistant, focusing on data curation and sample collection, and has developed expertise in PDX and CDX in vivo models. Prior to XenoSTART, Alyssa worked as a Residential Specialist Supervisor at Roy Maas Youth Alternatives from March 2008 to July 2011. Alyssa holds a Master of Business Administration in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services from The University of Texas at San Antonio, completed in December 2020, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the same institution, earned in 2011. Alyssa completed high school at Sandra Day O'Connor High School at Northside in 2006.