Ms. Cristina Vázquez-MateoPresident of ECUSA (Spanish Scientists in the USA)

Cristina Vazquez is an immunologist with over ten years of experience in clinical and pre-clinical research in the field of autoimmune diseases. After completing her PhD program in Molecular Biology, she moved from Spain to Boston University School of Medicine (BU) to work as a Postdoctoral Associate complimented with her experience as a Clinical Research Coordinator at Boston Medical Center. Currently, she is a Clinical Research Scientist at EMD Serono (Merck KGaA) where she works in the development of new drugs for autoimmune diseases. She is also the president of a non-profit organization for Spanish scientists in the USA (ECUSA) which aims to promote the role of science, technology and their professionals in our society.