Conception
Isabella Saldana has a diverse work experience history. Isabella began their career as a Laboratory Assistant at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo in September 2018. Isabella then worked as a Caretaker at WINE COUNTRY EQUINE BOARDING AND SANCTUARY INC from July 2018 to September 2019. In 2019, Isabella also had a Summer Internship at Charles Paddock Zoo from July to September.
In January 2021, Isabella became a Graduate Student Researcher at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and held this position until June 2021. Isabella then moved on to work as a Graduate Research Intern at UC San Diego Health from September 2021 to June 2022.
Currently, Isabella holds the position of Research Associate at Conception since June 2022, and they were promoted to the role of Senior Research Associate in May 2023.
Isabella Saldana pursued their education at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Animal Sciences from 2016 to 2020. Subsequently, they pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Regenerative Medicine from 2020 to 2022, also at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
Conception
Conception is a company developing the technology to turn skin cells into viable human eggs.This technology will give women the opportunity to have children well into their forties and fifties, eliminate barriers for couples suffering from infertility, and potentially allow male-male couples to have biological children.Long term, thistechnology could be a critical platform allowing for widespread genetic screening of embryos. If proven safe, it could even enable for genetic editing to eliminate and reduce the risk of devastating diseases for future generations – such as Alzheimer’s, heart disease and many different types of cancers.This could become one of the most important technologies ever created.The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California.