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Paulina Ramírez-García, PhD
Post Doctoral Associate
Translational Research Center (Researchers)

Paulina Ramírez-García earned a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry (2014) from the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso, Chile. She completed a PhD (2019) at Monash University, Australia. For her thesis work, she used pH-responsive nanoparticles to target the nociceptive endosomal signal of the neurokinin 1 receptor. This work validated the potential of nanoparticles to selectively target receptors for treating pain. Dr. Ramírez-García continued as a postdoctoral research fellow at The ARC Centre of Excellence in Bio-Nano Science and Technology (CBNS, Monash University). At CBNS, she optimized drug delivery systems to target G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that signal from endosomes, and investigated the compartmentalized signaling of nociceptive GPCRs.

Dr. Ramírez-García joined NYU in 2021 and was awarded the John J Bonica Trainee Fellowship to work under the mentorship of Drs. Brian Schmidt and Donna Albertson. In her current position, Dr. Ramírez-García studies the downstream signaling of protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) and its role in the development of oral cancer pain.

Dr. Ramírez-García’s areas of research are receptor pharmacology, G-protein receptors, pain, and nanomaterials.