Dr. Leslie Rubio Rodríguez-Kirby leads a research program focused on understanding how neuroimmune interactions shape brain development, function, and disease progression. She earned a Bachelors of Science in Biology from California State University, Fullerton and Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Medicine from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. For her postdoctoral training she joined the laboratory of Dr. Castelo-Branco at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.
Driven by a commitment to both fundamental discovery and translational impact, Dr. Rubio Rodríguez-Kirby seeks to bridge mechanistic insights across biological scales. Her research aims to elucidate the principles that link brain function and dysfunction, ultimately informing the development of more precise diagnostic tools and therapeutic interventions for complex neurological and psychiatric disorders.
