Dr. Cristina R. Reschke is a Lecturer in the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences and Funded Investigator within FutureNeuro Research Centre at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland. Her research focus on uncovering cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying epilepsy to allow for the development of novel and precise therapeutic approaches for disease-modification. She is particularly interested in understanding how the circadian rhythm disruption impacts the brain and epilepsy development. Her work has been recognized to date with over 10 early-career awards, including the Harinarayan Young Neuroscientist Award and Grass Young Investigator Award, respectively endowed by the International League Against Epilepsy and the American Epilepsy Society.
Experience
2020–present
Lecturer, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
2017–2020
Research fellow, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
2013–2017
Postdoctoral fellow, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
2006–2009
Pharmacist, Hospital HCB & Unimed Hospital
Education
2019
RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Post Graduate Diploma in Health Professions Education
2016
RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Post Graduate Certificate in Leadership
2013
Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), RS, Brazil, Doctor of Philosophy (Pharmacology)
2010
Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), RS, Brazil, Master of Science (Pharmacology)
2006
Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), RS, Brazil, Bachelor of Pharmacy, Hons 1:1 (Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biochemistry with emphasis in clinical and toxicological analysis)