Nora Benavidez

Nora Benavidez, PhD, is an experienced professional in neuroscience and operations management, currently serving as the Director of Operations at the Psychedelic Science Funders Collaborative since January 2022. Prior roles include Executive Communications and Operations Manager and Executive Communications and Operations Coordinator in the same organization. Nora has a solid research background with experience as a Visiting Researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, and as Lab Manager in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where research focused on olfactory circuits and social behaviors. Additional experience includes roles as Research Technician at Columbia University Medical Center and Research Assistant at the University of California, San Francisco, complemented by an early internship at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Academically, Nora holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Southern California and a BA in Cognitive Science from the University of California, Berkeley.