Sonsoles de Lacalle obtained her M.D./Ph.D. from the University of Navarra (Spain) in Neuroscience, and trained as a Fulbright Fellow with Prof. Clif B. Saper in the Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences at the University of Chicago. Her academic experience includes teaching and research in a medical setting (at Pritzker School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel/Deaconess Medical Center, and Ohio University’s College of Medicine) and in predominantly undergraduate institutions (CSU Los Angeles, Charles Drew University and currently CSU Channel Islands).

Her research has focused on structural plasticity of the brain, and neural regeneration, particularly in aging. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and has presented many invited lectures at international symposia and universities.

Dr. de Lacalle is particularly keen on mentoring the next generation of biomedical scientists, and has consistently been involved in research projects and interventions focused on training, workforce development and outreach. She currently serves in the Musculoskeletal, Skin and Oral Sciences Fellowship Panel Section, Center for Scientific Review (NIH). The work presented in this panel was performed with a collaborative agreement grant from the NIH titled: “Initiative to enhance diversity in the biomedical research workforce at CSU Channel Islands.” She is a collaborator on another project designed to understand how experienced and naive investigators can improve their rational approach to design experimental investigations.