Ana Belén Blázquez González
About Ana Belén Blázquez González
Ana Belén Blázquez González is the Sr Manager of Biospecimen Planning Management at Bristol Myers Squibb in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, with extensive experience in mucosal immunology and cancer immunotherapy.
Current Role at Bristol Myers Squibb
Ana Belén Blázquez González holds the title of Sr Manager, Biospecimen Planning Management at Bristol Myers Squibb in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA. In this role, she is responsible for managing biospecimen planning and ensuring regulatory compliance in clinical trials. Her position involves collaboration with various departments to optimize biospecimen handling and management.
Previous Experience at Bristol Myers Squibb
Before her current role, Ana worked at Bristol Myers Squibb as a Project Manager-Biomarker Sample Operations Lead from 2019 to 2020. Based in Hopewell, NJ, she led biomarker sample operations, focusing on the management and strategic planning of biomarker samples in the company's clinical trials.
Roles at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Ana Blázquez has extensive experience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she held multiple positions. She was a Senior Scientist in the Cancer Immunotherapy Program at the Tisch Cancer Institute from 2018 to 2019. Prior to that, she served as an Associate Scientist in the same program from 2016 to 2018. From 2013 to 2016, she was Junior Faculty focusing on Mucosal Immunology of Food Allergy and the Microbiome. Earlier, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher from 2004 to 2010, working on mucosal immunology of food allergy and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Educational Background
Ana Blázquez earned her PhD in Chemistry Science from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where she also obtained an M.Sc in Biochemistry and a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry. Her comprehensive education in chemistry and biochemistry laid a strong foundation for her research career. Additionally, she holds a teaching certificate (CAP) from the same institution, which she completed concurrently with her Bachelor's degree.
Research Expertise and Technical Skills
Ana has significant expertise in mucosal immunology, gastrointestinal inflammation, and IBD. She has utilized advanced techniques like multi-parameter flow cytometry, mass cytometry (CyTOF), and is skilled in CyTOF data analysis using SPADE and viSNE. Ana has contributed substantially to understanding gut microbiota and the microbiome through experimental models of gastrointestinal inflammation. She is proficient in primary cell isolation and culture, as well as molecular biology techniques such as RT-PCR and ELISA. Her expertise also extends to the generation of peptide MHC-I tetramers and supervising data documentation and analysis.