Monica Carrasco

Monica Carrasco has been working in the field of neuroscience since 2005. Monica began their career as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Harvard University, where they studied the roles of protocaderins during synapse formation and neuronal development, as well as a new mouse ES model to study physiological development of familiar and sporadic forms of ALS. In 2010, they moved to Columbia University where they continued their research as an Associate Research Scientist, focusing on ALS and using human pluripotent stem cells and mouse models to study ALS disease mechanisms by RNA sequencing. In 2015, they became an Associate Professor at Universidad de Talca, where they continued their research on Neurons and Glia Interactions in health and disease, as well as ALS. Currently, they are a Scientist II at Sensorium Therapeutics.

Monica Carrasco received their Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from Universidad de Concepción in 1999. Monica then went on to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology from the same university, which they completed in 2005.