Ana Espino
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology
Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology
University of Puerto Rico
USA
Biography
1982 -1987:
Junior ResearcheratInstitute of Tropical Medicine, Havana, Cuba
1987-1996:
Assistant ResearcheratInstitute of Tropical Medicine, Havana, Cuba
1996-1998:
Associate Researcher, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Havana, Cuba
1996-1998:
Professor and Director of Parasitology Department, Institute ofTropical Medicine, Havana.
1996-1998: Director of Trematode Parasites’Lab, Institute of Tropical Medicine
1998-1998:
Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry, University of Havana, Cuba
1998-2002:
Post-Doctoral fellowship in Molecular Parasitology. Department of Pathology,University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine
2002-2004: Assistant ProfessoratLab.of Parasite Immunology and Pathology,School of Medicine,University of Puerto Rico
2004-2007: Assistant Professor at Department of Microbiology, Lab. of Molecular Parasitology and
Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico
2007-Present: AssociateProfessor. Department of Microbiology, Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology
Research Interest
1) Vaccine development against F. hepatica and 2) Innate and adaptive immunity in helminth infections