Good Practice in Biomedical Research by Dr. Laura Castro-Aldrete

Dr. Laura Castro-Aldrete is a neuroscientist and serves as the Scientific and Medical Affairs Project Manager for the Women’s Brain Project (WBP). She leads the organization’s scientific projects and manages the global WBP’s multistakeholder collaborations.  

After completing her MSc in Biotechnology and Enterprise and PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, Dr. Castro-Aldrete’s passion for research led her to the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. There, she worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Neurogeriatrics and Medicine, where she studied mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease. With a funded postdoc position by Evox Therapeutics, she also delved deeper into the exciting world of cell and gene therapy. “She has also worked in the pharmaceutical sector, specifically in the Market Access and Competitor Insights department, focusing on the field of gene therapy. In addition to her research roles, Dr. Castro-Aldrete has shared her knowledge as a visiting lecturer at Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education in Mexico. Since joining the Women’s Brain Project in 2020, she has been applying her expertise to further the organization’s mission by leading the scientific team to produce peer-reviewed publications.

Currently, Dr. Castro-Aldrete is liaising the several mental and brain health-related projects at WBP. Collaborating with other esteemed experts in the field, she aims to construct a comprehensive map of contributing factors through rigorous study and robust evidence-gathering