Aidyn M. Medina-López
Sr. Director of R&D and Operations
Dr. Aidyn Medina-López is a scientist and research operations leader with more than nine years of experience in translational research, much of it in biotech and contract research settings. As Lead Application Scientist at Ronawk, she helped expand the company’s 3D cell culture platform from 10 to more than 80 compatible cell lines, built out molecular biology and CRO operations with GMP/GLP-aligned documentation, and supported client studies in vaccine production and translational research from protocol development through final report. She also led multidisciplinary teams, trained scientists and technicians, and contributed to application notes with Nikon and INTEGRA Biosciences. Her technical background covers histology, high-content imaging, confocal and electron microscopy, and cell-based assay development. Dr. Medina-López holds a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Kansas, with a dissertation on spinal cord injury and live-cell assay development, and a B.S. in Medical Microbiology from the University of Puerto Rico.