Hector is enrolled in an M.S. program in Chemical Biology at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. He has prior degrees in Biological Sciences and Liberal Studies with minors in Chemistry and Psychology to supplement his well-rounded studies at Florida International University located in his hometown of Miami, FL. He has conducted supplementary research in the fields of Neuroscience and Toxicology during his undergraduate years. One day he hopes to be either a physician and/or scientist to further advance the cumulative knowledge on the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders as part of an interdisciplinary team of like-minded individuals.