Our Team

Scientific Director
Assistant Professor, Program in Molecular Medicine
caterina.strambio@umassmed.edu

Dr. Strambio-De-Castillia oversees all core aspects, ensuring that the services provided adhere to the core’s core mission and scientific values.

She is a molecular cell biologist and imaging scientist with extensive experience in bioimage data management, stewardship, curation, and sharing. To ensure compliance with the latest regulatory and community recommendations and guidelines, she is actively involved in several initiatives on a national and global scale.

Director of Operations
Software Engineers
Program in Molecular Medicine
alex.rigano@umassmed.edu

Alex is responsible for all core operations. Alex Rigano is a software engineer with extensive expertise in supporting imaging scientists in producing high-quality, well-documented FAIR image data ready for reuse in compliance with existing NIH, NSF, and community requirements.