Marcela Castillo-Rama

Marcela Castillo-Rama, MD, PhD, serves as the Chair of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Berklee College of Music since May 2016, where additional roles include Interim Dean of the Professional Education Division and various leadership positions within the Liberal Arts & Sciences Department. Marcela is also an expert scientist in transplant immunology and liver disease at Kolabtree since May 2015. Previous experience includes a postdoctoral research fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital, focusing on immunodeficiencies, and a research associate role at the Thomas E Starzl Transplantation Institute, with research on autoimmune hepatitis and innate immunity. Early in the career, Marcela completed a residency in Clinical Immunology at Doce de Octubre Hospital, gaining experience in diagnosing immune-related pathologies. Academic credentials include an MD from The University of Sheffield and MSc and PhD degrees in Immunology from Universidad Complutense de Madrid.