Mariana Garcia

Project Manager - Wisconsin Network for Research Support, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Mariana serves as the project manager for the Wisconsin Network for Research Support, a UW-Madison-based consulting group that seeks to amplify community voice in health sciences research through consultation on grant proposals and projects, orienting project-specific advisory boards, developing strategic agendas, and facilitating advisory board meetings.

Throughout her previous career as a scientific consultant, Mariana supported a wide range of clients in the medical device, legal, and consumer device industries, with a special focus on eye health, hearing health, FemTech, and orthopedics. Mariana has experience supporting developers throughout the medical device lifecycle, from initial concepts, premarket testing, and US FDA clearance/approval to investigations of device performance in the field.

Mariana’s multidisciplinary education includes a PhD in Vision Science from UC Berkeley, a BS in Bioengineering from Penn State, and a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.