Javier J Pineda, PhD

Education

Harvard University

Ph.D. in Chemical Biology

Defense Date: 2018

I received my PhD in Chemical Biology under the direction of Dr. Timothy Mitchison. I spent most of my time in the Systems Biology Department at Harvard Medical School and had the honor of collaborating with several pre-eminent scientists in the Boston area, including but not limited to Dr. Ralph Weissleder (Professor of Systems Biology) and Dr. James E. Bradner (current Executive Vice President of R&D at Amgen).

Thesis: Large-Scale Analysis of Microtubule Pharmacology via Phosphoproteomics and High-Content Imaging

Awards: Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral NRSA Fellowship

Courses: Data Science, Chemical Biology, Cell Biology, Pharmacology, Immunology

University of Notre Dame

B.S. in Chemistry

Graduation Date: 2013

At Notre Dame, I performed undergraduate research under the direction of Dr. Olaf Wiest.

Awards: Magna Cum Laude (GPA: 3.91), Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

Courses: Chemistry (Organic, Inorganic, Physical, Analytical), Linear Algebra, Molecular Biology