Laboratory Animal Technician

Rafael Ojeda Varela

Nationality: Cuban   
Age: 27   
Sex: Male
Telephone number: (+53) 53258605
Email address: rojeda@cim.sld.cu

 

Level II Innovative Technician in Veterinary Medicine with more than 5 years of experience in research, development and innovation of monoclonal antibodies and therapeutic vaccines for the treatment of cancer and chronic non-communicable diseases. Biological Testing Technician at the Center of Molecular Immunology (Biocubafarma. Havana. Cuba).

Qualities: Teamwork / Ability to assume responsibilities and commitments / Organization and punctuality.

 

II WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Center of Molecular Immunology [11/2017 – Present] 

City: Havana

Country: Cuba

 

Biological Assays

 Execution of work techniques with laboratory animals (inoculation, blood extraction, reproduction of various experimental biomodels).

Biological activity determination of monoclonal antibodies, therapeutic vaccines, by flow cytometry.

Characterization of reference materials. 

Management of statistical control charts.

Development and validation of analytical methods.

Reception of international regulatory agencies.

Staff training.

Culture media preparation and quality control for microbiological assays.

Microbiological analysis of water and clean steam by the membrane filtration method.

 

III Education and training: Aspiring graduate in Agricultural Education

 

Center for Molecular Immunology [ 2023 – Present ] 

Country: Cuba 

Website: cim.sld.cu 

Field(s) of study: Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics: Biology, Biochemistry

 

Formation:

Experimental animals in Oncology. 

Center of Molecular Immunology [ 02/2022 – 02/2022 ] 

Website: cim.sld.cu 

 

Theoretical and practical course on Flow Cytometry. 

Center of Molecular Immunology [ 09/2023 – 09/2023 ] 

Website: cim.sld.cu

 

Initial course on Good Production Practices.

Center of Molecular Immunology [ 04/2019 – 04/2019 ] 

Website: cim.sld.cu

 

Economics course for mid-level technicians. 

 Center for Molecular Immunology [ 04/2019 – 05/2019 ] 

Website: cim.sld.cu

 

Good Laboratory Practices Course. 

Center for Molecular Immunology [ 09/2018 – 09/2018 ] 

Website: cim.sld.cu

 

Scientific Events:

1rst Workshop of Institutional committee for the care and use of laboratory animals in oncological research.

Center of Molecular Immunology [ 09/2022 ] 

Website: cim.sld.cu

 

5th International Congress of Research, Development and Innovation in the Biopharmaceutical Industry, IDIFARMA 2023 

CIDEM Drug Research and Development Center [ 04/2023 – 05/2023 ] 

Country: Cuba 

Website: institutions.sld.cu/cidem 

Field(s) of study: Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics: Biology, Biochemistry | Health and well-being: Pharmacy, Medicine

Research Projects presented

            Ojeda V.R., Rivas G. (2023). Use of two different strains of mice to determine the biological activity of the final product DEC-HER1

            Ruiz C. E., Ojeda V. G., Paumier Y., Diaz G. W. (2023). Safety and identity trial of NeuroEPO by counting reticulocytes in peripheral blood by light microscopy.

International Congress of Laboratory Animals CONAL 2024

National Center for the Production of Laboratory Animals [09/2024 – 09/2024] 

Country: Cuba 

Website: cenpalab.cu 

Field(s) of study: Natural sciences, statistics: Biology, Laboratory animals

 

Research Projects presented:

 

            Ojeda V.R., Rivas G. (2024). Use of two mouse strains (Balb/c and C57BL) to determine the biological activity of the final product DEC-HER1

            Lidia. Z. A, Ojeda V.R., Rivas G. (2024). Systemic injection test in NMRI mice for evaluation of biological reactivity of disposable bags.

            Ruiz C. E., Ojeda V. G., Paumier Y: Use of the b6d2f1 mouse biomodel for a neuroepo safety and identity assay

 

IV LANGUAGE SKILLS

     Spanish: Native

     English: Basic

 

V DIGITAL PROFICIENCIES

 Microsoft Office, Minitab 17.