Rocio Gomez-Pastor

Rocio Gomez-Pastor is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Huntington's disease, and the role of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) in protein misfolding. She has secured multiple NIH grants for projects such as investigating synaptic dysfunction in Huntington's disease and assessing the therapeutic potential of Silmitasertib for frontotemporal dementia. She collaborates with institutions like the University of Iowa and employs high-throughput screening techniques to identify novel treatments.