Dr. Aranda is a cancer biologist with more than 10 years of experience studying the mechanisms involved in tumor development. Her research was focused on investigating the role of macrophages in tumoral angiogenesis using mouse models of breast cancer. Furthermore, she studied the role of new anti-angiogenic drugs using pancreatic cancer models. Evelyn also has experience in teaching different Biology courses to undergraduate students.
She received her Ph.D. from the Physiology Department at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and did her postdoctoral training at the Developmental and Biology Department of Albert Einstein College of Medicine.