Summary
Mauricio Caraballo is an Assistant Project Scientist and experienced postdoctoral researcher at UC San Diego’s Skaggs School of Pharmacy, specializing in mass spectrometry and NMR-based detection, isolation, and structural characterization of small molecules. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of São Paulo for work on natural products from microbial endophyte interactions, and an earlier M.S. in Biosciences and Law focusing on access to genetic resources and benefit sharing. Mauricio applies metabolomics, data visualization, and interdisciplinary approaches to reveal how small molecules mediate plant and animal behavior, bridging fundamental chemistry with ecological insight. Based in San Diego with nine years of research experience, he blends deep analytical expertise with an uncommon policy perspective on genetic resource use.
8 years of coding experience
Spanish, Portuguese, English