Angélica Torres-Berrío, PhD
Investigator, Other (M) Lurie Center for Autism, Mass General Research Institute |
Director of the Social and Cognitive Research Division Lurie Center for Autism, Massachusetts General Hospital |
Member of the Faculty of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School |
Postdoctoral fellow Friedman Brain Institute at Mount Sinai |
Ph.D. in Neuroscience McGill University |
Master's degree in Neuroscience University of Seville |
Psychology National University of Colombia - Campus Bogotá |
Research Interests
Research Narrative
Dr. Angélica Torres-Berrío is the Director of the Social and Cognitive Research Division of the Lurie Center for Autism at the Massachusetts General Hospital and a Faculty Member in the Department of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. She is a molecular and behavioral neuroscientist who studies how stress impacts the brain's function across the lifespan. The interests of the Dr. Torres-Berrío laboratory center around three major research programs: (A) Neurodevelopmental disorders, (B) Early life stress, and (C) Developmental biomarkers. Her research aims to better understand how epigenetic mechanisms, including microRNAs, histone modifications, and DNA methylation, mediate persistent alterations induced by stress. To this end, Dr. Torres-Berrío utilizes a multilevel approach that involves state-of-the-art sequencing, viral-mediated gene transfer, and neural activity recordings in behaving mice.
In addition to her scientific interests, Dr. Torres-Berrío's ambition is to establish a diverse and inclusive network of collaborators and promote neuroscience research among underrepresented minorities. Indeed, she is the Chief Ambassador of the Colombian Neurodiaspora and collaborates with international organizations such as IBRO, the ALBA Network, and the Colombian College of Neuroscience (COLNE).
atorres-berrio@mgh.harvard.edu |
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