“Ponte Las Pilas!” -Mexican Proverb

3rd Year PhD Student

Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy

Drug Discovery Track

About me:

   Hello! My name is Bianca, and I am first-generation college graduate from Watts, California. I identify as Latina, Chicana, and LGBTQ+.

– Some of my research interests involve the use of natural products to develop new pharmaceuticals, specifically identifying and characterizing phytochemicals from potential medicinal plant species for lead compound discovery.

– I am also passionate about translational research and science policy, and how both fields are instrumental to consider in drug development.

Thesis Project: Use of Bile Acid Sequestrants to Treat Superwarfarin Poisoning and Prevent Long-term Adverse Effects