Lazaro Almeida Pacheco

I was born in Teixeira de Freitas, Brazil and raised in Kearny, New Jersey.  I graduated summa cum laude from Rutgers University with a bachelor's in Materials Science and Engineering.  I also hold a master's degree in Materials from Johns Hopkins, where I specialized in biomaterials, polymer chemistry, and nanotechnology.

Before moving to LA, I was an engineer at the medical device company Becton Dickinson, where I worked on the development of a recyclable plastic to replace non-recyclable rubbers in their membrane technologies.  Before that, I worked in an immunology and synthetic polypeptide lab at UIUC on the development of a second generation therapeutic for treating multiple sclerosis. 

I attended law school at USC, where I was a Gould Honors Scholar and the recipient of the OUTLaw Endowed Scholarship.  I previously worked in commercial litigation at Sidley and am now a staff attorney in ImmDef's Children's Representation Project. 

In my free time, I enjoy traveling, listening to podcasts, and gaming.