Claudio Morales Perez
About Claudio Morales Perez
Claudio Morales Perez is a Senior Scientist at Generate:Biomedicines with a strong research background in molecular biophysics and cellular biology. He has held various academic and research positions, including postdoctoral fellowships and undergraduate research assistant roles at prestigious institutions.
Work at Generate Biomedicines
Claudio Morales Perez currently serves as a Senior Scientist at Generate Biomedicines, a position he has held since 2024. His role involves conducting advanced research in the field of biomedicine, focusing on protein design and molecular biology. Prior to this position, he worked as a Scientist at the same organization from 2022 to 2024. His experience at Generate Biomedicines emphasizes his commitment to innovative research in the biotechnology sector.
Education and Expertise
Claudio Morales Perez holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Molecular Biophysics from UT Southwestern Medical Center, where he studied from 2012 to 2018. He also earned a Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, from 2008 to 2012. His expertise encompasses Mammalian Cell Culture, SDS-PAGE, Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, and various aspects of Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Background in Research
Claudio has a strong research background in the higher education industry. He began his research career as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in 2010 and later at UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2011. He continued to build his research experience as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School from 2018 to 2022, where he focused on advanced molecular biology techniques.
Research Contributions
During his PhD studies, Claudio focused on the experimental characterization of proteins using Chroma. He contributed to significant research that utilized resources from the MIT Structural Biology Core Facility and the MIT Biophysical Instrumentation Facility. Additionally, he authored a research article on Chroma, a generative model for protein design, highlighting his contributions to the field of protein engineering.