Project Manager
Education:
B.S., 2014, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Languages Spoken: Tagalog
Biography
Jose Santinni Roma obtained his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology with a specialization in microbiology from the University of Richmond. In 2016, he joined a lab at the Oregon Health and Science University to study Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall proteins.
Jose arrived at NIAID in 2018 as a scientist in the Tuberculosis Research Section, working with the high throughput screening team to discover potential anti-TB compounds. In 2020, he was appointed laboratory manager for TBRS. Later, in 2022, he returned to the high-throughput screening team as the project manager. The team is part of the TB Drug Accelerator program, which is a partnership between pharmaceutical companies and research institutions to develop new TB drug regimens. As the project manager, he is responsible for organizing and testing hundreds of thousands of compounds in their potential to be effective drugs.