Maria Jose Sosa

Lead a research project to characterize brain vascular dysfunction and the associated neurovascular cell types in a mouse model of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA), which is a landmark of Alzheimer’s Disease as well as coordinate inventory, ordering, and maintenance of the laboratory.

Dallas Skin Cancer Center

Surgery Coordinator/Primary Histology Technician / December, 2019 — June, 2021

Managed the daily surgical schedule of two Mohs Surgery providers, served as the main point of contact for surgical patients and referring providers and prepared skin tissue specimens for microscopic examination during Mohs Surgery.

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

Research Assistant / January, 2019 — May, 2019

Conducted a research project to understand the repercussions of the TOR1A gene mutation, which is seen in early onset dystonia (EOD). My successful production of mutated neurons served as a blueprint for future EOD projects.

University of Texas at Dallas

Research Assistant/Student Manager / January, 2018 — December, 2019

Studied the effects of targeted plasticity and physical therapy in rodents with motor and sensory disabilities to develop adequate therapy models for neurological injury patients. These studies were relevant for the development of a vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) device that is currently being tested in several clinical trials. Also trained and supervised undergraduate volunteers in multiple tasks relevant to the studies.

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