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Hire Carolina Vazquez Mitchell

United States

USD 350 /hr

Scientist with 18 of R&D experience in chemistry, pharmacology, food technology, and cannabis industry. .

Profile Summary

Carolina V. Mitchell is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer for a leading consulting firm in food and cannabis edibles, also a founding member of the Legalization of Cannabis & Hemp Edibles division of the Institute of Food Technologists. She has a deep understanding of goods chemistry (including food, supplements, and cosmetics), formulation, molecular composition, and molecular nutritive value, human metabolism, cGMP, HACCP, and FDA/USDA regulations. Carolina has developed food products for some of the largest food companies in the world and has developed over 60 different cannabis products. A gifted academic well-versed in developing regulatory standards of the food, cosmetics and cannabis industry, Carolina’s areas of specialty include organic chemistry and biochemistry research, laboratory testing and operations, good manufacturing practices, good laboratory practices, quality assurance, and R&D for cannabis products, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, foods, and beverages. She has 18 of experience with organic synthesis and extractions and has extracted DNA, RNA, proteins, terpenes, and other pharmacologically active molecules. As CSO, Carolina oversees the development, improvement, and overall compliance of products, and ensures that any company continues to lead the fledgling market in product innovation while upholding the highest standards of compliance and food safety. Her current role includes guiding all lab testing, food safety, quality control, packaging, and adherence to the law around cannabis products within the state of California while continuing to spearhead development around new products. Before joining her current company, Carolina founded the consultancy firm KitChem to support companies in the formulation and process development of supplements, foods, beverages, and cannabis edibles. Also, she was the Head of Research for Power Brands, America’s leading beverage consultancy firm. During her tenure, she led projects for a broad spectrum of companies, nurtured a concept to commercialization for a company with 7000+ restaurants worldwide, and developed products for one of the top five cereal companies in the USA and the most prominent sports drinks brand in the world. She had been featured in magazines such as Dope https://dopemagazine.com/carolina-vasquez-mitchell-kushy-punch/, Mg https://mgretailer.com/business/health-wellness/the-nose-knows-sniffing-out-the-scents-of-wellness/, Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilyprice/2019/05/27/these-cannabis-gummies-are-sugar-free/, Golden Estate https://goldenstate.is/scientist-carolina-vazquez-mitchell-formulates-the-cannabis-industrys-first-purpose-built-product-for-sleep/, Rolling Stone https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/melatonin-vaporizer-thc-cbd-cloudy-dream-inhalehealth-937115/; also yahoo! https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meet-dreamt-cannabis-brand-specifically-xxxxxxxxx.html, and Benzinga https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/meet-dreamt-the-cannabis-brand-specifically-designed-to-help-you-sleep.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Research & Development
• ★ Food Science & Technology
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Food Chemistry
• ☆ Cannabis
• ☆ Cosmetics
• ☆ RNA
• ☆ Regulatory Compliance
• ☆ Beverage

Services

• Scientific consulting
• Product development
• Scientific writing
• Data science & analysis
• Academic research

Product development Formulation & development, Shelf life stability

Scientific writing White paper, Journal article, Educational content

Data science & analysis Statistical analysis

Academic research Internet research, Evidence-based answers, Secondary data compilation, Literature search

Work Experience

Chief Scientist/ R&D Director

California Cannabis company

February 2018 - Present

Founder/ Principal consultant

KitChem

January 2017 - Present

Head of Research

Power Brands LLC

October 2017 - February 2018

Laboratory instructor

University of Southern California

January 2013 - May 2017

Researcher/Project manager

University of Southern California

January 2013 - December 2016

Product Developer and QC supervisor

Solfran Laboratories

January 2010 - October 2010

Researcher (Gene therapy)

University of Guadalajara

August 2008 - December 2009

Education

PhD Student

University of Southern Caifornia

January 2013 - January 2017

MS Chemistry

University of Southern California

January 2013 - December 2016

BS Pharmacology and Biochemistry

University of Guadalajara

August 2005 - December 2009

AS Industrial Chemistry

University of Guadalajara

August 2003 - July 2005

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2017). CRISPR-Cas9 mediated DNA unwinding detected using site-directed spin labeling. ACS Chemical Biology.

(2016). Nucleic-acid dependent conformational changes in CRISPR-Cas9 revealed by site-directed spin labeling. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics.

BOOK CHAPTER

(2015). Nucleic acid structure and dynamics: perspectives from site-directed spin labeling. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance.