Alon Azares, BS, SCYM

Alon Azares currently manages the Flow Cytometry Core at the Texas Heart Institute and supports the research labs as well as collaborators from other institutions.

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Alon attended Del Mar College in Corpus Christi and University of Miami in Coral Gables. Member of ISAC, ICCS, and FlowTex, a local organization of experienced cytometrists here in the Texas Medical Center.

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Texas Heart Institute Positions

  • Flow Cytometry Specialist, Flow Cytometry Core

Education

  • Undergraduate:

    Del Mar College in Corpus Christi
    University of Miami (FL)

Academic & Clinical Affiliations

  • FlowTex
  • ISAC
  • ICCS

Honors, Awards and Memberships

  • ISAC
  • ICCS
  • FlowTex

Publications

4862227 UWW3ZRC2 1 alternatives-to-animal-experimentation 10 date desc Azares 1814 https://www.texasheart.org/wp-content/plugins/zotpress/
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