As a Staff Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Chris leads a cross-functional team developing fluorescent probes, labeling technologies, and cell-based assays focused on immunotherapy research. Over the last fourteen years, he has developed more than seventy novel reagents for characterizing disease on a cellular level in areas such as innate and adaptive immunity, cell growth and proliferation, apoptosis and cytotoxicity, and endocytosis. Currently he is focused on improving the development of cell therapies and therapeutic antibodies.
Mike Hernandez received his PhD from the University of California – Irvine, under the mentorship of Dr. Andrea Tenner. His work investigated the contribution of C5a receptor 1 (C5aR1) to neuroinflammation and neuronal dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease, using vitro cell culture studies and mouse models of the disease. Prior to his current role as Technical Sales Specialist for flow cytometry antibodies and reagents, he supported the same portfolio in two different roles: Technical Applications Scientist and Associate Product Manager.
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