Mariana Gabriela Sartorio
St. Louis
Summary
Molecular microbiologist with 10+ years of experience in bacterial systems, molecular biology, and protein biochemistry. Proven expertise in recombinant protein engineering, comparative omics, and translational microbiology. Skilled at designing and executing experiments, leading interdisciplinary projects, and mentoring diverse teams. Strong communicator with experience in grant writing and scientific presentations. Driven by innovation and collaboration, with a focus on advancing microbial-based technologies and vaccines.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Scientist
Washington University School of Medicine
09.2024 - 06.2025
- Engineered chimeric proteins for mechanistic studies and therapeutic applications.
- Designed and optimized murine experiment protocols, achieving stable colonization for reproducible outcomes.
- Streamlined lab operations, including reagent procurement and protocol optimization, while mentoring diverse team members.
- Contributed conceptual groundwork to NIH R01 proposal development.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Washington University School of Medicine
09.2019 - 08.2024
- Developed stable fluorescent chimeric lipoprotein markers to study live vesicle formation in anaerobic bacteria.
- Led proteomic and lipidomic analyses to elucidate vesicle formation mechanism.
- Co-authored successful NIH R01 and R21 grant proposals, contributing to competitive research funding.
Postgraduate Research Fellow
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
12.2014 - 04.2019
- Characterized oxidative stress–related enzymes through enzyme kinetics, crystallization, and structure–function studies under variable pH and temperature.
- Oversaw lab purchasing and mentored junior researchers to ensure efficient operations and skill development.
Education
Ph.D. - Biological Sciences
National University of Rosario
05.2019
Teacher - Chemistry
National University of Rosario
11.2018
Bachelor’s - Biotechnology
National University of Rosario
11.2014
Skills
- Microbiology & Molecular Biology: Anaerobic and aerobic bacterial culture, mutant strain construction, chimeric protein design, PCR/qPCR, site-directed mutagenesis, recombinant protein production
- Protein Biochemistry & Analysis: Protein purification (affinity, ion exchange), SDS-PAGE, enzyme kinetics, spectroscopy (UV-Vis, fluorescence, circular dichroism)
- Omics & Imaging Tools: Comparative proteomics, lipidomic, microscopy image processing (Fiji, Adobe Illustrator); basic data manipulation (Jupyter Notebook, terminal)
- Lab Management: reagent procurement, experimental troubleshooting, team mentoring
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Strong analytical skills
- Project management
Languages
Languages: Spanish (native), English (fluent), Portuguese (basic)
Timeline
Staff Scientist
Washington University School of Medicine
09.2024 - 06.2025
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Washington University School of Medicine
09.2019 - 08.2024
Postgraduate Research Fellow
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
12.2014 - 04.2019
Teacher - Chemistry
National University of Rosario
Bachelor’s - Biotechnology
National University of Rosario
Ph.D. - Biological Sciences
National University of Rosario
Grants and Awards
- NIH R01AI181213 Proposal Contributor – 2023
- NIH R21AI168719 Proposal Contributor – 2022
- NEBiolabs Award (FASEB Microbial Glycobiology Conference, Lisbon) – 2022
- CONICET Fellowships, Argentina - 2015 to 2019
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