Research team

Research team

Berniza Calderón, MD, Ph.D
Senior Research Manager

Doctor of Medicine "Magna Cum Laude", Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD). Specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal (Madrid, Spain), and PhD in Obesity and Male Infertility, University of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid, Spain), in which she obtained Cum Laude Mention and Extraordinary Doctorate Award in 2019. She was also trained at Joslin Diabetes Center (Harvard Affiliated Institution, Boston) to educate people with diabetes with low level of understanding in health and at Puigvert Foundation (Barcelona) to learn seminology techniques.

She has more than 10 years of experience designing clinical research proposals, fundraising, and publishing research results in indexed journals. Currently, senior research manager at CEMDOE and research professor at the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (INTEC).

Alba Beltré, MD
Studies Coordinator

Doctor of Medicine "Cum Laude", from the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (INTEC). Currently studying for a master’s degree in public health and epidemiology at the same university. Training in clinical research in the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (PPCR) conducted by the T.H Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University, Outstanding Research Coordinator 2017 (BIOINTEC). She has 6 years of experience in clinical research, specializing in research proposal development, data analysis and creation of training resources in areas related to research methodology. Currently, coordinator of studies at CEMDOE and professor of subjects at the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo  (INTEC).

Manuel Soto, MD
Management Coordinator and Data Analysist

Doctor of Medicine "Magna Cum Laude", Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE). Currently studying a master’s degree in public health at Torrens University (Australia), under online format. With 5 years of experience, he is specialized in data analysis, database creation, research methodology, efficient use of programming languages: R (Rstudio), Python and SQL, as well as the development of research proposals for funding applications. Currently, management coordinator and data analysist at CEMDOE.

Clinical Team

Jazmín Camacho, MD
Clinical Researcher

Doctor of Medicine from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD). Specialist in Clinical Oncology at the Heriberto Pieter Institute (IOPH), trained in internal medicine at the UCE Medical Center (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic). Training in clinical research in the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (PPCR) conducted by the T.H Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University, where she was assistant professor. She has participated in several research projects and is currently a clinical oncologist and researcher in the Clinical Trials Unit at CEMDOE.

Rosa Batista, MD
Clinical researcher

Doctor of Medicine from the National University Pedro Henríquez Ureña (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic). Specialist in Clinical Oncology at the Heriberto Pieter Institute (IOPH), training in internal medicine at the Luis E. Aybar Hospital. Master in clinical nutrition at the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (INTEC) and external rotation at the National Cancer Institute in Mexico City (INCAN). Currently, she is a clinical oncologist and researcher in the Clinical Trials Unit at CEMDOE.