Natalia Acevedo Luna
About Natalia Acevedo Luna
Natalia Acevedo Luna is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National Institutes of Health, where she has worked since 2019. She has a background in bioinformatics and computational biology, holding a PhD from Iowa State University and previous research experience at various institutions.
Work at National Institutes of Health
Natalia Acevedo Luna has been employed at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow since 2019. Her tenure at NIH spans five years, during which she has contributed to various research initiatives in Bethesda, Maryland. Prior to her current role, she served as an ORISE Research Fellow at NIH from 2011 to 2014 for three years, also located in Bethesda.
Education and Expertise
Natalia Acevedo Luna earned her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology from Iowa State University, where she studied from 2013 to 2019. She also holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Biology from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Her educational background provides a strong foundation for her research work in bioinformatics and computational biology.
Previous Research Experience
Before her current position, Natalia Acevedo Luna gained valuable research experience at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) as a Research Intern in 2006 for three months in Bethesda, Maryland. Additionally, she worked as a Research Fellow at Centro de Bio-Sistemas Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano from 2009 to 2011 for two years in Chia, Cundinamarca, Colombia. She also served as a Graduate Research Assistant in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at Iowa State University from 2013 to 2019 for six years.