Bruno Araujo Torres, Ph.D Email & Phone Number

Brentford, Middlesex, GB

Baltimore, MD, US

• Serve as Director of the Stem Cell Core, organizing the structure of the stem cell laboratory, developing stem cell core Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), budget management and project dead lines.
• Supervise, manage, and develop lab personnel, training on laboratory techniques and project development.
• Lead the development and delivery of different stem cell research projects.
• Develop and supervise the development of organoid and cell disease models and new protocols.
• Support studies and implemented the high content imaging analysis for neurons, neural stem cells, and organoids.
• Skillfully applied multi electrode array system using different types of cell models.

Campinas, São Paulo, BR

• Managed the development and coordination of the stem cell laboratory, including setting up the infrastructure, legislation, SOPs, and Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs).
• Mentored and trained laboratory personnel in stem cell culture and maintenance, laboratory skills, techniques, and career development.
• Directed and organized stem cell research projects and the laboratory budget.
• Successfully developed new imaging techniques in neuroscience and stem cell research.
• Worked closely with cross-functional scientific investigators in the development and implementation of research projects.

São Paulo, Sao Paulo, BR

• Worked in the Department of Neuroscience under the supervision of Esper Abrão Cavalheiro, performing functional studies to explain the development phenotype present in iPSC-derived neurons from down syndrome patients.
• Carried out functional studies to understand the influence of genetic background of Zika virus infections using iPSC-derived neurons from monozygotic and dizygotic discordant twins for congenital Zika syndrome.
• Collaborated with national and international laboratories and investigators in Brazil and abroad in the development of various neuroscience studies and scientific initiatives.
• Participated in weekly laboratory and departmental meetings and national conferences to communicate data and scientific findings.

San Diego, California, US

• Worked in the Department of Pediatrics under the supervision of Allyson Muotri, conducting functional studies on the phenotype of MECP2 duplication syndrome in iPSC-derived neurons.
• Performed cell reprogramming using different methods, such as retroviral and sendai viral vectors
• Expertise in different brain cell types differentiation.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Neuroscience

Master Of Science - Ms, Neuroscience

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Nutrition