Rafael Renteria

At Creyon, Rafael works toward understanding how oligonucleotide-based medicines affect neural function. He obtained his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Texas at Austin where his work was focused on understanding neuroadaptations in synaptic transmission and plasticity that occur with chronic alcohol exposure. Rafael went on to pursue a post-doctorate program at the University of California, San Diego where he could apply his expertise in neurophysiology and receive training in mouse behavior and in vivo calcium imaging. His work as a postdoc uncovered input- and cell-type specific alterations in synaptic transmission that contribute to maladaptive alcohol induced behaviors.