Jacqueline Flores-Otero, PhD, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Anatomy and Director of Physical Therapy Gross Anatomy Laboratory at the University of Central Florida. She graduated with a PhD in Neuroscience, followed by two Postdoctoral Fellowships in Neuro-Oncology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, and at the Institute of Neurobiology-University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR.  Flores-Otero has over 15 years of basic and clinical research in areas including: auditory and visual system, Alzheimer’s disease, pediatric retinoblastoma, prostate cancer, endocannabinoid system as therapeutic targets for cancer and cell signaling.  Flores’ research work has been disseminated in peer-reviewed journals, national and international conferences. Her teaching portfolio includes: Cell and Molecular Biology, Neurobiology/Neuroscience, Anatomy and Physiology, Human Gross Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, among other areas. Flores has mentored students at different academic levels, from high school to graduate and medical areas. Her pursuit of teaching, clinical research and mentoring is driven by the impact that she aims for students to have in the community they are part of.