Fabián J. Vázquez-Santiago, PhD is an Assistant Professor and the Assistant Course Director for Biochemistry and Medical Genetics at Ponce Health Science University and he is a MSMS faculty at SCU MSMS program . He holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Ponce Health Sciences University in Ponce, in PR, with sub-expertise Neuro-HIV and Neurocognitive Disorders. He completed research training in Cardiovascular Genetic Epidemiology at the Washington University in St. Louis, MO. He currently advises and counsels students who leverage his mentorship on careers in the medical and life sciences. He is an advocate for youth enrichment-based clubs and a big proponent of early child education in STEAMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math, & Medical). His passions include acrylic painting, financial investing and problem solving.