Sofia Amelia Sanchez-Aro

Biotechnology BSc graduate with hands-on research experience in enzymology, bioinformatics, molecular modeling, and algal biotechnology. Research in enzymology at the European University of Madrid involving fusion proteins with industrial applications and gaining expertise in protein purification, enzyme isolation and assays, HPLC, and LPLC. Subsequently worked at GreenCoLab in an algal biotechnology laboratory, conducting research with algal cultures and developing experience in spectral flow cytometry, fluorescence microscopy, GC-MS, lipid extraction and quantification, microplate reader assays, and culture maintenance. Honors graduate in Molecular Architecture, specializing in drug design, bioinformatics, and molecular dynamics. Co-author of a publication in the Journal of Chemical Education (ACS): The GFP Rainbow: An Educational Tool for Teaching Molecular Modeling and Molecular Dynamics.

“The GFP Rainbow: an Educational Tool for Teaching Structural Bioinformatics and Molecular Dynamics.”  Published in ACS Journal of Chemical Education. 

• Honors distinction (10/10) in the Expert Course in Molecular Architecture in Biology
• Honors distinction (9/10) in Bioinformatics