Dr. Gregorio Valdez

Biography

Gregorio Valdez is a neuroscientist specializing in skeletal muscle biology. He completed his B.S. in Biochemistry at Lehman College in 1996 and earned his Ph.D. at Stony Brook University in 2005. Following his doctorate, he conducted postdoctoral research at Harvard University in the laboratory of Dr. Joshua Sanes. In 2012, he accepted a position as Assistant Professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech), where he was later promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2018. In 2019, he joined Brown University as part of the Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry in the Division of Biology and Medicine, specifically within the Center for Translational Neuroscience. His research focuses on identifying molecules that preserve and restore function in the nervous system and skeletal muscles affected by normal aging and age-related diseases. Notably, he has identified molecules that slow the degeneration of synapses at the neuromuscular junction associated with aging and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). His work is aimed at mitigating the negative health effects associated with normal aging and treating age-related neurological diseases such as ALS and Alzheimer’s disease. His laboratory employs a variety of methodologies, including behavioral, cellular, molecular, and electrophysiological analyses.

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