1. Paola Searovic Vasquez Biochemist and Master in Healthcare
Management and Administration
7458 Louis Pasteur Drive apt 602 - San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)-309-0892
psearovi@gmail.com
Professional Work History
2015-2014 Food Service Worker. Fernandez Elementary, NISD, San Antonio, Texas
Preparing and serving quality food according to meal schedules, uniform recipes, departmental policies and proc
edures.
Storeing and handling food items and supplies and maintaining clean and organized storage and worksite area.
Handling cashier functions.
2013-2011 Vice Secretary of “Amigos de Chile, San Antonio” (Non-Profit Chilean-American
Organization), San Antonio, Texas
Keeping accurate records of the proceedings of the organization.
Processing of general correspondence including the agenda for meetings.
Managing of organization's Facebook site (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=100001113480110).
Keeping updated relation between providers and sponsors and the organization.
Making official documents of the organization
2010-2009 Senior SAP buyer in health area. University of Los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
Managing of chain supply for healthcare area of that organization. This included careers such as Medicine, Nursing,
Kinesiology, and Dentistry, in addition to research laboratories and the University Medical Center.
Planning and coordinating purchases with internal customer and supplier.
Negotiation with suppliers to get the best price, conditions, and guarantees.
Keeping actualization of SAP Materials Management Module.
"Paola is a great professional who was able to move from the world of research to administration, thus achieving complement
her professional knowledge and experience that few people have managed to capture. This is helped by her proximity to people,
very good deal and perseverance to take on new challenges" - Claudio Dodds, Director of Operation at University of Los Andes
2008– 2011.
2008-2005 Researcher at Laboratory of Reproductive Biology. University of los Andes,
Santiago, Chile.
Implementation of new research laboratory (Laboratory of Reproductive Biology).
2. Principal duties: experimental design and procedures, analysis of result, elaboration of graphs and figures for
publications, making of posters and oral presentations for conferences, purchase of supplies and equipment, and
budget management.
Co-researcher in "Study to presence of water channels (Aquaporins) in human endocervical epithelium and its
hormonal regulation"
2008-2007 Teacher "Basic Pharmacology” for the career of Kinesiology. University of the
Americas, Santiago, Chile.
2003 Student Assistant for subject "Biochemistry Laboratory“and "Molecular Cell
Biology”. Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
2002 Research training for obtaining BS degree, "Effect of chemopreventive drugs on
the action of Bradykinin in adecarcinoma breast cells, MCF-7", Laboratory of Hemostasis and
Department of Physiology. Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
2002-2001 Research Units "Effect of chemopreventive drugs” in the Laboratory of Molecular
and Cellular Oncology. Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
2001 Student assistant of the subject "Biomolecules and enzymology" and
"Metabolism”. Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
2001 Professional Practice in Health Service of Ñuble. Chillan, Chile.
2000 Research Unit "Biogenesis of subcellular organelles” in the Laboratory of Cytology
and Lipids Catholic. Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
1999 Research Unit "Protein Purification" in Laboratory of Biochemistry.Catholic
University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Education
M.A., University of los Andes, Santiago, Chile - 2008 in Healthcare Management and Administration.
B.A., Pontific Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile - 2005 in Biochemist. Graduated ranking #2.
Real-time PCR Training (University of West of England - Blood Service of Bristol) Bristol, England - 2005
SAP Material Management Training (SAP ERP software) - 2009
3. Publications
Illanes S, Gomez R, Fornes R, Figueroa-Diesel H, Schepeler M, Searovic P, et al. Free fetal DNA levels in
patients at risk of preterm labour. Prenat Diagn. 2011; 31(11):1082-5.
Searovic P, et al. Effect of tamoxifen and retinoic acid on bradykinin induced proliferation in MCF-7 cells.
J Cell Biochem. 2009; 106(3):473-81.
Illanes S, Searovic P, et al. “Fetal sex determination by free fetal DNA in maternal plasma”. Rev. Chil.
Obstet. Ginecol., 2008, vol.73, no.1, p.27-30. issn 0717-7526.
Illanes S, Trebilcok J, Pino K, Searovic P, et al. “Fetal Sex: Determination in plasma of pregnant women”.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2007; 30(4):531.
Congress
Arraztoa JA, Searovic P, et al. “Aquaporins 1 and 3 Are Presents in Human Endocervical Epithelium”. The
Endocrine Society`s Annual Meeting. San Francisco, United Stated. 2008
Illanes S, Trebilcok J, Pino K, Searovic P, et al. “Fetal Sex: Determination in plasma of pregnat wonen.” 17th
world congress on ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology. Florence, Italy. 2007
Searovic P, et al. “Fetal Sex Determination in the first trimester using free fetal DNA”, XLIX the Biology
Society`s Annual Meeting. Pucón, Chile. 2006
Searovic P, Velarde V, Sáez CG, “EFECTO DE LOS AGENTES QUIMIOPREVENTIVOS, ÁCIDO RETINOICO Y
TAMOXIFENO, SOBRE LA ACCIÓN DE BRADICININA EN CÉLULAS MCF-7 DE ADENOCARCINOMA MAMARIO
HUMANO”, XIX The Cellular Biology Society`s Annual Meeting. Pucón, Chile. 2005
Languages
Fluent in spoken and written English
Native Spanish Speaker
Computers knowledge
Medium-high level:
SAP MM Module
Office: Power Point, Word, Excel and Visio
Adobe Photoshop
GraphPad
Internet