Mariana Salguero Aguilar

Experience

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  American Chemical Society

  Jun 2021 - May 2022

  Undergraduate Member
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  Tecnológico de Costa Rica

  Jun 2021 - Sept 2022

  Research Assistant at Bioenergy Laboratory - Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología (CIB)

  Leading Assistant of the Biochemical Characterization team, designed and optimized protocols for microalgal pigment extraction, purification and quantification to determine nutritious potential of different microalgal species.

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  Smatter

  Feb 2022 - Jun 2022

  Intern

  Ad Honorem internship to evaluate and optimize fungal growth conditions at flask and bioreactor scale for biomaterial production.

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  Cibus 3.0

  Feb 2022 - Jun 2023

  Leading Research Assistant

  Genetic Engineering of bacteria and macromolecule biochemical characterization for recombinant protein production and metabolic pathway optimization.Achieved the production of a recombinant acaricidal protein, successful for mite control in greenhouse trial, and the effective growth of an engineered bacterial strain in a treated dairy industry residue as culture medium.

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  Tecnológico de Costa Rica

  Jul 2023 - Nov 2023

  Bachelor Thesis at Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología (CIB)

  Validation of a protocol for the quantification of CBD and THCthrough uHPLC-DAD from plant matrices and commercial products, to offer hemp producers and researchers a service that contributes to the validation of compliance with the CBD and THC ranges allowed by the Ministry of Health, ensuring the products’ quality and safety.

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  Astrix

  Feb 2024 - now

  Associate Informatics Engineer

  - LabWare 8 Master Data Management and Harmonization, experience in configuring and maintaining master data elements essential for laboratory operations, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with regulatory standards.- Basic knowledge of LabVantage LIMS. - Development of programming skills (SQL, Python, LIMS Basic, ZPL, Pilot Script). - Introductory knowledge of API’s and Postman. - Basic use of Jupyter Lab and Jupyter Notebook.