#IAmNYAS: Cesar Berríos-Otero
Leaving the lab doesn't always mean leaving science behind. Learn how Cesar Berríos-Otero turned his passions into a career.
Published October 14, 2015

Academy Member Cesar Berríos-Otero, PhD, didn't take the most obvious path when choosing his career. As a young man growing up in Puerto Rico, scientist wasn't among the career options that most of his teachers and peers were talking about. But the passions he developed at an early age helped him follow an unexpected journey from the University of Puerto Rico to New York University to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and now F1000, an innovative scientific publisher.
Learn more about Cesar's Career Path in the video below.
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