Analidis Ochoa is a PhD Candidate in Sociology and Social Work, a 2025 Visiting Fellow with the Boston Federal Reserve, and a predoctoral trainee at the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan. As an interdisciplinary scholar, Analidis uses mixed methods to understand how advancements in biotechnology that promise to improve the quality of life of patients also exacerbate social inequality. Her current work focuses on the for-profit market for human blood plasma in the United States. Her work on the blood plasma industry has been featured and/or cited by The Washington Post, CNBC, Wisconsin Public Radio, and The Telegraph.