Ingrid Zulay Silva Cote Tissue Engineering Unit Scientific leader EDUCATION PhD Sciences, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas-IVIC, Caracas, Venezuela, 2013 MSc Biological Sciences, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, 2004. Bacteriologist, Universidad de Santander, Cúcuta, Colombia, 2001. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Scientist Instituto Distrital de Ciencia Biotecnología e Innovación en Salud Work focus on identifying cell-cell, cell-matrix, and soluble/circulating factors that influence tissue growth and function, with the aim of producing translationally-relevant model systems that enable pre-clinical testing. Postdoctoral Researcher Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas Worked with on leukemia lymphocytic chronic PhD student Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas Conducted basic research on murine embryonic stem cells Research assistant Universidad de Los Andes Planned and executed experiments molecular genetics for gastric cancer. I have been a member of The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) since 2008. Currently, my researches are directed to generating constructs or tissue substitutes to regenerate/repair skin, bone, and cartilage, also work in systems of controlled dosage of bioactive factors or pharmaceuticals.