Andrea S. Flores Pérez

Bioengineering Ph.D Candidate at Stanford University

Stanford, California, United States

About

Hello! I am a Bioengineering Ph.D Candidate at Stanford University. I am passionate about engineering novel solutions in healthcare through tissue engineering and regenerative medicine efforts. I have several years of experience in cancer biology, microfluidics, personalized medicine, bioprinting, and material science. I am proud to be a Latina women in STEM, and I hope to be an inspiration for others. My goal is to become a faculty professor where I can create a fun, diverse, and safe space to inspire and promote learning through research and mentorship.

Experience

  • Doctoral Candidate at Stanford University
    Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

    Ph.D. Student at Stanford University's Bioengineering Program

  • Emerson Consequential Scholar at Emerson Collective
    Sep 2025 - Mar 2026 · 7 mos

    The Emerson Consequential Scholars (ECS) family of programs offers Stanford academics a comprehensive deep dive into the world of entrepreneurship and what it means to embrace the entrepreneurial mindset in their work. Through workshops, team projects, case studies, field experiences, reflection, mentoring, seminars, and networking activities, scholars will build the knowledge, skills, and mindset needed to tackle entrepreneurial challenges and incorporate those lessons into their personal and professional development.

  • MSRP Intern at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Jun 2021 - Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Research Assistant at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
    Jan 2018 - Sep 2023 · 5 yrs 9 mos

    Developing new tissue engineering methods and patient-derived cancer models for the assessment of drug sensitivity in pancreatic cancer patients.

  • Biotechnology COOP Student at AbbVie
    Jan 2021 - Jun 2021 · 6 mos

    Optimizing the upstream manufacturing process of biopharmaceutical drugs at lab scale