Raul A Garcia-Rosario

Raúl A. García-Rosario was born and raised in Carolina, Puerto Rico. In 2020, he graduated with a B.Sc in Cellular-Molecular Biology from the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras. During his undergraduate career, he developed an interest in neuroscience research/neurology and decided to pursue an MD-PhD. From 2020 to 2022, Raul was a Postbaccalaureate IRTA Research Fellow at the National Institute on Aging in the Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience (Neurocognitive Aging Section), where he studied the neuroadaptations underlying memory resilience in aging. His clinical experience identified the immediate need for the translation of basic research findings into therapeutics. As a physician-scientist, Raul hopes to accelerate this translation by conducting research with a more direct emphasis on patient needs. Currently, Raul is a third year MD-PhD student pursuing his PhD in Neuroscience in the Strittmatter lab where he investigates the pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Raul's research interests include neuroregeneration, neurodegenerative diseases, neurocognitive aging, learning, memory, cognition, and behavioral neuroscience.