Idania Caballero Torres

     PERSONAL INFORMATION

Idania and family            Name: Caballero Torres
            First Name: Idania
            Date of birth: 26/04/1964
            Place of birth: Havana City, Cuba.
            Citizen: Cuban.
            Civil state: Married.


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       UNIVERSITY STUDIES:

            Finished studies: Master Biological Science. Department of Radiobiology and Biophysics. University of             Moscow “Mijail V. Lomonosov” (1988).

     POSTGRADUATE STUDIES:

            1990- Molecular Biology (Center of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba).
            1990- Electronic Microscopy Techniques (National Institute of Research in Vegetable Heath, Havana                        Cuba).
            1990- Citophotometry (Institute of Fundamentals Researches in Tropical Agriculture, Havana, Cuba).
            1990- Cytogenetic (National Institute of Researches of Sugar Cane, Havana, Cuba).
            1991- Botany and Cytogenetic of Sugar Cane (National Institute of Researches of Sugar Cane, Havana,                        Cuba.
            1993- Vegetal Radiobiology (Institute of Fundamentals Researches in Tropical Agriculture, Havana,                        Cuba.
            1994- Discriminate Analysis (Institute Fundamentals Researches in Tropical Agriculture, Havana,                       Cuba).
            1995- Culture in vitro (Institute of Fundamentals Researches in Agriculture Tropical, Havana, Cuba).
            1996- Freeze dryer Process (National Center of Scientific Researches, Havana, Cuba.)
            1996- Radiopharmaceuticals (ISOPHARMA, Kjeller, Norway).
            1996- Lyophilization (Professor Louis Rey, AIX les Bains, France).
            1996- Direct and Indirect radiolabel (Expert OIEA, Donald Hanatowich,  Havana, Cuba)
            l997- GMP (Center Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba)
            1997- Supervision (Center Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba)
            
2000- Quality Control (Center Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba)
            2001- Pharmacokinetics and biodistribution (Center for research and development of pharmaceutical                       drugs).

     AS PROFESSOR:

            1990- Electronic Microscopy
            1991- Electronic Microscopy
            1992- National Course Radiobiology and Radiomutations.
            1993- International Course Radiobiology and Radiomutations.
            1998-2002 - Training in lyophilization techniques.
            2002- Good Manufacturing Practices

     PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

            1988-1993- Specialist of Radiobiology (Center of Applied studies to Nuclear Development, Havana,                                 Cuba.
            1993-1995- Junior scientist (Institute Fundamentals Researches in Tropical Agriculture, Havana, Cuba.
            1996- Aggregate Investigator (Center Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba).
            1997-2002- Specialist in Formulations, filing, lyophilization and validation procedures
            2002- Training Manager

     PAPERS:

            1991- Cardiological and radiobiologies characteristics of wheat “Cuba C-204”. Memories of IV                        Symposium “Radiation and Isotopes in the Agriculture”.

            1994- Use of Cytophotometry in the Agricultural Researches of garlic in Cuba. Memories of CICTA94.

            1994- Effects of gamma radiation over wheat Cuba C-204. Memories of CICTA94.

            1994- Radiomutant clone of garlic INIFAT RM-2. Memories of CICTA-94.

            1995- Influence of postirradiation storage time in the wheat seeds. Journal of Tropical Agriculture, V5,                        N1.

            1995- Standardization of one technique for quantitative studies of DNA. National Fond of Manuscripts.

            1995- Behavior of formation of wheat pollen in spring. Journal of Tropical Agriculture (in press).

            1995- The influence of gamma radiation in the fertility of wheat. Journal of Agricultural Center, N2,                        May-August.

            1996- Post storage of garlic radiomutant. Memories CICTA95.

            1998- Pharmacokinetics, biodistribution and dosimetry of 99mTc-labeled anti-human epidermal growth                       factor receptor humanized monoclonal antibody R3 in rats. J. Nuclear Medicine & Biology. V25,                       p 17-23.

            1998- Biodistribution 99mTc-labeled anti-human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (h EGF-r)                        humanized monoclonal antibody h-R3 in xenographic model of lung adenocarcinoma. J. Nuclear                        Medicine & Biology (in press).

            1998- Freeze-dried formulation for direct 99mTc-labeling mAb ior egf/r3: additives, biodistribution and                        stability. J. Nuclear Medicine & Biology (submitted).

            1999 - Biodistribution 99mTc-labeled anti-human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (h EGF-r)                         humanized monoclonal antibody h-R3 in xenographit model of lung adenocarcinoma. J. Nuclear                         Medicine & Biology. V26:275-279.

            2000 - Freeze-dried formulation for the direct 99mTc-labelling of ior egf/r3 Monoclonal Antibody:                         Equivalence studies. Biotecnología Aplicada 17, p.39-44.

            2000 - Humanized vs murine anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor MABs for                         immunoscintigraphic studies. J. Nuclear Medicine & Biology. V27. p199-206

            2000 - Residual moisture determination using Karl Fisher procedure for freeze-dried cold kits sealed                         under vacuum, Cuban Journal of Pharmacy, Vol. 34, June 2000.

            2002 - Determination and Elimination of Nonspecific adsorption of the gold marker. Revista                        Alimentaria. Septiembre N.336, p.17-19.

     SCIENTIFIC EVENTS:

            1987- Annual Symposium of Moscow University.
            1990- V Workshop in Tissue, Central University of Villa Clara, Cuba.
            1991- III Workshop Radiation and Isotopes in the Agriculture, Havana, Cuba.            
            1993- IV Workshop Radiation and Isotopes in the Agriculture, Havana, Cuba.
            
            1993- VIII Forum CEADEN, Havana, Cuba.

            1993- Scientific Symposium of National Committee for Nuclear affairs, Holguín, Cuba.
            1994- IV International Conference “Science and Technologies of Foods” (CICTA94), Havana, Cuba.
            1994- LILIFAT94, Havana, Cuba.
            1994- INICA Scientific Symposium, Havana, Cuba.
            1994- II Latin-American Congress Zoology, Havana, Cuba.
            1994- National Forum of Sciences and Technologies of Foods. Havana, Cuba.
            1994- Scientific Symposium of Institute of Agricultural Researches and Breeding, Bayamo, Cuba.
            1995- Biotechnology Havana95, Cuba.
            1995- V Workshop “The Radiation and Isotopes in the Agriculture,. Havana, Cuba.
            1995- IX Forum INIFAT, Havana, Cuba.
            1996-V International Conference Science and Technologies of Foods. Havana, Cuba.
            1996- I Workshop to Aseptic Processes in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Havana, Cuba.
            1997- II Workshop to Aseptic Processes in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Havana, Cuba.
            1996- II National Workshop to Freeze drying process. Havana, Cuba.
            1997- I National Workshop to packaging materials of the Pharmaceutical Industry. Havana, Cuba.
            1998- II International Workshop for Parenterals. Havana, Cuba.
            1998- XII Forum of Science and Technologies. Havana, Cuba.
            2001- International workshop of aseptic processing for biopharmaceutical industry, Cuba.
            2001- International Conference on Lyophilization, Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
            2002- V Iberoamerican Meeting about Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences. Havana. Cuba.
            2002- International Conference on Lyophilization. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

     LANGUAGES: Spanish, Russian, English and French.

     OTHER ACTIVITIES:

            Member of Cuban Society of Zoology.
            Member of Immunology Society.
            Member of Lyophilizations National Group.
            Secretary of the International Society of Lyophilization

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