Bioengineer & Programmer · PhD Candidate at IBt-UNAM · CHO, S. cerevisiae & E. coli · scientific software for reproducible lab work
I'm a bioengineer and PhD candidate in Biochemical Sciences at the Instituto de Biotecnología, UNAM. My work spans upstream bioprocessing with CHO, S. cerevisiae, and E. coli, molecular biology, and software development for scientific workflows. I build tools around the kind of repetitive, high-stakes calculations where a single spreadsheet mistake can cost days of culture work.
Beyond the bench, I build computational tools, browser-based apps, and data science pipelines that make experimental work more reliable and reproducible. I also served for 3+ years as Coordinator of the Mexican Bioimaging Workshops (MBW), an initiative supported by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), Leica, UNAM, and CONACYT. That experience shaped a lasting conviction: access to good tools is part of scientific access itself.
CHO, S. cerevisiae, and E. coli cell culture across batch and fed-batch modes. Bioreactor operation, metabolic monitoring (YSI 2950), and scale-up strategies for recombinant protein production.
Targeted genome editing via CRISPR-Cas9, Cre-LoxP, and homologous recombination. Plasmid assembly using Golden Gate, Gibson, and yeast gap repair — applied to producer cell line construction.
Current doctoral research: optimizing CHO producer cell lines for biotherapeutic quality and productivity — maximizing titer while controlling critical quality attributes under Dr. Tonatiuh Ramírez at IBt-UNAM.
Browser-based applications and offline-ready PWAs built for the bench — from cell passaging calculators to kinetics dashboards. JavaScript, HTML5/CSS3, and service workers for zero-install delivery.
Python pipelines for bioprocess data: pandas, NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib, seaborn, and scikit-learn. From raw YSI measurements and flow cytometry exports to reproducible, shareable results.
All tools are open source and designed for reproducibility across labs. Former Coordinator of the Mexican Bioimaging Workshops (MBW), funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative — convinced that access to good tools is part of scientific access itself.
Main platform for practical lab software and the clearest expression of my bioengineering + programming work.
Browser-based kinetics analysis for CHO fed-batch cultures with local processing, plots, and exportable outputs.
GitHub Pages workflow for YSI 2950 QC, replicate review, averaging, and export-ready results.
Interactive chemostat simulator for Monod kinetics, reactor dynamics, and local stability analysis.
Precision cell passaging calculator from Neubauer counts. Computes viable concentration, viability, and C1V1=C2V2 volumes. Offline-ready PWA.
Growth kinetics calculator: specific growth rate (μ), doubling time, IVCD, qGlc/qGln, and simple feed corrections. Installable PWA.
PWA for molarity calculations, stock solution preparation, and dilution planning in laboratory workflows.
Universal dilution calculator PWA (C1V1 = C2V2) for lab workflows, solution preparation, and biotech applications.