Alexandra Colón-Rodríguez, postdoc

Current

• Postdoctoral Program Manager at Genentech (2023-current)

Education

• Ph.D. Dual-major: Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology/Environmental Toxicology, Michigan State University (MSU) (2016)

• B.S. Applied Microbiology, Universidad del Este (UNE)-Carolina, Puerto Rico (2009)

Professional Experience

• Postdoc - Genome Center, UC Davis (2017-2019)

• Post-baccalaureate Research Assistant - Bridge to the PhD in the Neuroscience Program (BPNP), Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, MSU (2009-2010)

• Intern - Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, MSU (Summer 2009)

• Undergraduate Researcher - Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement Program (MBRS-RISE), Department of Science and Technology, UNE (2008-2009)

• Intern - Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, MSU (Summer 2008)

Interests

• Neurological disorders

• Ion channels

• Calcium dynamics

• Science outreach

Hobbies

• Pottery making

• Reading

• Dancing

Recent Publications

• Assessment of autism zebrafish mutant models using a high-throughput larval phenotyping platform. Colón-Rodríguez A, Uribe-Salazar JM, Weyenberg KB, Sriram A, Quezada A, Kaya G, Jao E, Radke B, Lein PJ, Dennis MY. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2020.

Contact: acolonrodriguez [at] ucdavis.edu

Website: www.alexandracr.com