Cristian Cervantes Aldana holds a B.A. degree in Psychology from California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) and M.A. degree in Psychology from California State University, San Marcos (CSUSM). At CSUSM, Cristian worked in a behavioral neuroscience laboratory using animal models to study the effects of drugs of abuse. At UCSF, Cristian is the Project Manager of an NIH (u01) longitudinal study that aims to advance the field of mentorship science. Cristian was also the Project Manager for a mixed method case study that sought to understand the institutional impact of a local science training program (“Biology Scholars Program”) at UC Berkeley.