Principal Investigator

Lisandra’s interest in medicine began as a child growing up in Cuba, offering “medical services” to her family and neighbors, such as taking their blood pressure at home. She received her medical degree at Tecnologico de Monterrey, in Monterrey, Mexico, and subsequently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center where she fell in love with research. Lisandra is committed to mentorship, and has taught and mentored students of different backgrounds and career stages, including undergrad, medical and graduate students. Building a diverse, creative and supporting environment in research is one of her main goals. She serves on different committees of the North American Vascular Biology Organization, where she also started a podcast, Vascular Crosstalk.