Andrea Lora is a Research Assistant in the Mansour Lab at Florida International University (FIU) Center for Translational Science, department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at Indian River State College with a concentration in molecular biology and biotechnology. She is currently a Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate student at the University of Florida, College of Pharmacy. Her research interests lie in pharmaceutical chemistry and drug delivery systems for innovations in targeted pulmonary inhalation aerosols.