Summary¶
More than a decade of research experience focused on advanced microscopy methods and software development. I have worked in highly interdisciplinary teams and research-service environments spanning physics, chemistry, and biology. I enjoy developing software for image processing, hardware control, data analysis, and visualization.
Professional Experience¶
HEAD OF UNIT – OPERATIONS | CENTRE FOR CELLULAR IMAGING, CORE FACILITIES, SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY, UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG | August 2025 – present
HEAD OF UNIT | INTEGRATED MICROSCOPY TECHNOLOGIES GOTHENBURG, SCILIFELAB | August 2025 – present
SCIENTIFIC OFFICER | UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG – CENTRE FOR CELLULAR IMAGING | December 2018 – August 2025
Support and training of users for light microscopy.
Project meetings and consultations.
Emphasis on super-resolution methods such as Structured Illumination Microscopy, Single-Molecule Localization Microscopy, and Airyscan.
Coordination of Correlative Array Tomography (CAT) projects within SciLifeLab.
Scanning Electron Microscopy and correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM).
Support for image processing, quantitative analysis, and hardware control.
Automation and smart microscopy.
Machine learning and statistical analysis.
ImageJ/Fiji, napari, Python, and MATLAB.
Short consultations and longer-term projects.
Establishing collaborations for the development of novel microscopy methods and workflows at the facility.
Maintenance of microscopy infrastructure.
Teaching and organization of workshops and PhD courses in light microscopy and image analysis.
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER | KU LEUVEN | November 2014 – November 2018
Design & development of a microscope for 3D super-resolution imaging:
CAD-based design and automated hardware control (Java and µManager).
Study of bacterial survival and death by antibiotics.
Image segmentation, shape descriptors, and machine learning for discrimination and classification (MATLAB).
Simulations of physical systems.
Light absorption and energy transfer using Monte Carlo-based methods.
Synthetic image generation – fluorescence images, EMCCD, and sCMOS.
Development of software tools for next-generation DNA sequencing, single-molecule detection and tracking, change-point detection in intensity traces, and super-resolution imaging.
Project management and supervision of bachelor, master, and PhD students.
Instructor and organizer of a programming course for young researchers.
Successful grants: 3-year postdoctoral fellowship (Research Foundation Flanders); 1-year fellowship (Internal funds KU Leuven).
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER | LUND UNIVERSITY | July 2014 – November 2014
Detection of protein aggregation related to Alzheimer’s disease using Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) imaging.
Education¶
PhD IN THE SUBJECT OF CHEMISTRY | LUND UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN | 2014
Specialization in chemical physics and single-molecule spectroscopy.
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY Licenciado en Química | SIMÓN BOLÍVAR UNIVERSITY, VENEZUELA | 2010
Graduated with cum laude distinction.
Honourable mention for the final project.
Awards and Fellowships¶
SSF RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FELLOW | SWEDISH FOUNDATION FOR STRATEGIC RESEARCH | 2022
Awarded SEK 15 million over five years to develop and offer smart microscopy workflows at the Centre for Cellular Imaging.
Associations and Networks¶
NEUBIAS – Network of European BioImage Analysts
COMULIS – Correlated Multimodal Imaging in Life Sciences
CTLS – Core Technologies for Life Sciences
QUAREP-LiMi – Quality Assessment and Reproducibility for Instruments & Images in Light Microscopy