Masters:              MIT (2002) - Biological Engineering
                             Advisor: Ioannis V. Yannas
                             Thesis: Mechanisms of Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
                                        and Neuroma Formation

Undergraduate:   MIT (2001) - Mechanical Engineering
                             Advisor: Douglas P. Hart
                             Thesis: Study and Determination of the Operating
                                        Conditions of Rotating Shaft Seals by Dual
                                        Emission Laser Induced Fluorescence

Bio:                      Born in Birmingham, AL; raised in San Juan, PR

Research:            Molecular motors
                             Biophysical properties of single fluorescent reporters
                             Instrumentation development