I started as an Electrical & Computer engineer in Venezuela. My first big research project was building a device capable of detecting motorcycle accidents and requesting EMT support. This experience was important in my early career since it showed me the opportunities behind research and innovation.

I joined the Biomedical Engineering Master progam in 2017 at the University of Florida. As a graduate research assitant at Neuroprostheses Research Laboratory, Dr. Kevin Otto's Lab, I started to understand how we can use microelectrodes to transduce and restore sensory and motor functions through electrical stimulation. At the same time, I started developing computer vision algorithms to accelerate the detection of biomarkers in Diabetes under the training of Dr. Campbell-Thompson. After graduating from the M.S program, I moved to worked at UF Diabetes Institute under the project HubMap, where we investigated the developmental processes of the immune system in humans.

In 2019 I got admitted to the Neuroscience program at UF where I studied the fundamentals of neuroscience and how we can use modern technologies to understand how the CNS and PNS work. Currently I am working at Dr. Erica Dale Lab, we are studying how epidural electrical stimulation can be used to help patients that endure spinal cord injury.

My future goal is to become a lead scientist in the field of neuromorphic computing.