Brianna Recio, PhD

Senior Scientist II, Spatial Biology @ Ampersand Biomedicines

About

Biomedical Scientist seeking to develop new strategies for complex genetic diseases. I rely on my extensive experience with comparative research models, nucleic acid delivery, lipid nanoparticles, molecular biology, and microscopy to make innovate and life-changing discoveries.

Country

United States

City

Cambridge

Industry

Biotechnology

Skill

Histology, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR), LNP, Pharmacology, Spatial Biology, Microscopy, In Vivo, Gene Editing, Molecular Neuroscience, NGS, Lipid Nanoparticle Delivery, Microsoft Office, Management, Microsoft Excel, Leadership, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Public Speaking, Research, Project Management

Experience

Senior Scientist II, Spatial Biology

Ampersand Biomedicines

2025-7 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

Senior Scientist

Nava Therapeutics

2024-1 - 2025-7 · 1 yr 7 mos

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Senior Scientist I

Beam Therapeutics

2023-1 - 2023-10 · 10 mos

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Led Spatial Biology platform development for therapeutic biodistribution studies.

Scientist II

Beam Therapeutics

2021-2 - 2023-2 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Scientist II

Guide Therapeutics

2020-10 - 2021-2 · 5 mos

Tucker, Georgia, United States

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

2018-1 - 2020-10 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Memphis, TN

PostDoctoral Research Fellow in the department of Structural Biology studying the neurobiology of Alzheimer's disease with an emphasis on proteomic analysis, molecular biology, neurodegeneration, and neurogenesis. Laboratory in vivo modeling specialist.

PHD Candidate

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

2012-8 - 2017-12 · 5 yrs 5 mos

Newark, New Jersey

Earned my PhD under the guidance of Dr. Yuan Xiang Tao in the department of Anesthesiology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Areas of research included molecular and epigenetic mechanisms of neuropathic, inflammatory, cancer, and sickle cell disease-associated pain. Dissertation project title: Endothelin Type-A Receptors Mediate Pain in a Mouse Model of Sickle Cell Disease via Nav1.8 Up-regulation in Primary Sensory Neurons.