Natalia Gomez-Ospina
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Natalia Gomez-Ospina is a Colombian physician-scientist who studies genetic disorders and lysosomal storage disorders.[1] She was born in Medellín, Colombia.[2] She is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Genetics) and of Pediatrics (Stem Cell Transplantation) at Stanford University and works at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.[1][2] She is a member of Stanford Bio-X.[3]
Natalia Gomez-Ospina | |
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| Born | Medellín, Colombia |
| Alma mater | National University of Colombia University of Colorado Boulder |
| Known for | Medical Genetics Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pediatrics |
| Thesis | The calcium channel CACNA1C gene: multiple proteins, diverse functions |
| Website | https://www.gomezospina.com/ |
Gomez-Ospina studied petroleum engineering at the National University of Colombia[4] before transferring to the University of Colorado Boulder, where she double-majored in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Biochemistry.[1][2][5][6] She graduated summa cum laude.[5]
She joined the Medical Scientist Training Program at the Stanford University School of Medicine and earned her MD/PhD in 2011.[7] Her doctoral thesis was entitled, "The calcium channel CACNA1C gene: multiple proteins, diverse functions."
She spent a year in internal medicine at Santa Barbara Cottage hospital before pursuing a Dermatology residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital.[8] She completed her residency in Medical Genetics at Stanford Hospital.[9] Her post-doctoral work focused on hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in pediatrics.[3]
