Alexander Portillo, Ph.D.

Non-Systems Inside Sales and Marketing, Senior Representative Bruker Nano Surfaces | AFM Probes Expert | Science Educator

Los Angeles, California, United States of America

About

Alexander Portillo, Ph.D. is a highly educated and experienced professional in the field of pharmaceutical sciences, specializingin single molecule Biophysics of proteins. He holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Nebraska System and a B.S. in Biotechnology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He has a strong background in sales and marketing, having worked as a Non-Systems Inside Sales and Marketing, Sr. Representative at Bruker Nano Surfaces, Inc. He is also a skilled instructor, having taught chemistry at various institutions such as Metropolitan Community College, College of Saint Mary, University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Iowa Western Community College. Additionally, he has experience as a research associate at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and as an AI rater at Remotetasks.

Publications

Role of monomer arrangement in the amyloid self-assembly

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics

2015

Effect of electrostatics on aggregation of prion protein Sup35 peptide

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter

2012

Nanoimaging for prion related diseases

Prion

2010

Direct Visualization of the EcoRII−DNA Triple Synaptic Complex by Atomic Force Microscopy

Biochemistry

2007

Osteotropic Peptide That Differentiates Functional Domains of the Skeleton

Bioconjugate Chemistry

2007

Education

University of Nebraska System

Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences / May, 2014

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

University of Nebraska at Omaha

B.S., Biotechnology / August, 2006

Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

Experience

Bruker Nano Surfaces, Inc.

Non-Systems Inside Sales and Marketing, Sr. Representative / June, 2018 — Present

Responsible for Bruker's portfolio of AFM probes, accessories, and other consumables for North America. .

Metropolitan Community College

Chemistry Instructor / June, 2014 — Present

Adjunct College Chemistry instructor for lecture, lab, and online sections of the course.

College of Saint Mary

Adjunct Science Instructor / January, 2015 — May, 2018

Taught Biology lecture, as well as Chemistry lectures and labs.

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Chemistry lab instructor / January, 2017 — May, 2018

Taught Biochemistry labs

Iowa Western Community College

Adjunct Instructor / June, 2015 — May, 2017

Taught an introductory Organic and Biochemistry lecture and lab

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Research Associate / June, 2006 — May, 2014

Did research on protein-DNA complexes and amyloidogenic proteins.

Herzing University

Instructor / September, 2014 — April, 2014

Taught Anatomy and Physiology lecture with lab.

Remotetasks

AI rater / August, 2023 — April, 2024

Designed prompts for AI to evaluate math and science competencies

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