People
Director
Single-Cell and Spatial Omics Core
Core Sr Research Assistant
After receiving his Certificate of Biotechnology from San Diego Miramar College, Cristian gained valuable experience as a Research Associate working in prominent biotechnology companies such as Abbott Diagnostics and Biocept. After experiencing the industries, Cristian worked at the UC San Diego Stem Cell Genomics & Microscopy Core at the Sanford Consortium of Regenerative Medicine as a Research Associate where he expanded his skills notably in cutting-edge genomic technologies. Cristian joined the Salk Institute in 2023 as a Research Assistant II in the NGS Core where he is an expert in single-cell library preparations, digital gene expression and spatial transcriptomics assays.
Core Research Specialist
After graduating with a BS in Cells and Molecular Biology from San Diego State University, Nina joined first the Salk Institute in 2001 where she gained tremendous experience as a Research Assistant working in cancer and gene therapy in Dr. Inder Verma laboratory for 19 years. After an experience in the industry, Nina joined again the Salk Institute in 2022 as a Research Assistant III in the NGS Core where she is an expert in library preparations for high-throughput sequencing.
Core Research Specialist
After completing a BS degree in Biochemistry from San Diego State University, James worked for several Biotech/pharma industries, including Beckman Coulter and Alta Analytical Laboratory for 7 years from which he gained valuable insight into immunochemistry and state-of-the-art instruments. James joined the Salk Institute in 2005 as a Research Assistant in the FGL Core where he gained extensive knowledge and experience operating notably real-time PCR instruments and performing DNA Miniprep for plasmid DNA purification assays. In 2014, James joined the NGS Core where he is a specialist in Qiagen DNA Miniprep.