Ramona was a postdoctoral fellow in the Noble-Haeusslein lab from 2017-2020. While a part of the lab, she investigated mechanisms of inflammation as therapeutic targets for improved outcomes from neurotrauma. In 2019, she was awarded a F32 Postdoctoral National Research Service Award (NRSA) from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). She received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience in 2017 from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, where she was awarded an F31 Predoctoral NRSA from NINDS for her work on age-related alterations to microglial activation, glucose uptake, and functional recovery from spinal cord injury. Prior to her graduate work, she received her B.S. in Psychology from Brown University and was a research associate at the UC Davis School of Medicine. She has published peer reviewed articles on in vivo and in vitro models of trauma and neuroinflammation, the use of positron emission tomography imaging for diagnostic and prognostic purposes, and animal models of autism spectrum disorders. She has served in an elected position as the newsletter officer for the Training, Education and Mentorship committe of the National Neurotrauma Society, and is a member of the Editorial Board for Neurotrauma for Frontiers in Neuroscience.
Ramona is currently the Director of Research for Neufit, an Austin start up company that has developed an advanced direct current electrical stimulation device called the Neubie. This device is used to stimulate the nervous system for rehabilitation and recovery. In her role at Neufit, Ramona develops and oversees clinical trials to investigate how the Neubie can improve outcomes from a variety of neurological disease states, including multiple sclerosis, stroke, spinal cord injury, and neuropathic pain.
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