Carolina Nunes Santo

Proactive, curious, committed, and motivated young scientist with a degree in Biomedical Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and a Master's in Genetics and Molecular Biology from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP). She worked as a Stem Cell Research Technician in Prof. Alysson Muotri's lab at the University of California San Diego (UCSD), where her work focused on understanding neurodevelopment in rare forms of autism and identifying new therapeutic targets using patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells and brain organoids. She currently serves as the scientific director at the Marciano Institute for Research on DEAF1/DAND and is studying medicine at the Catholic University of Pelotas (UCPel). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)