Ana Ledo PhD

Ana Ledo is a Newly assigned Assistant Professor and highly motivated and results-orientated researcher within the field of in vivo electrochemistry with a proven track record in goal-oriented research and project management.

Since 2000, her focus has been the study of nitric oxide concentration dynamic in the central nervous system, from acute hippocampal slices to anesthetized animals and freely moving awake recordings. She has collaborated in the development of implantable electrochemical sensors and biosensors for neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, and neurometabolites.

Currently, her research interests include the study of neurometabolic alterations associated with brain aging and disease and am also dedicated to the improvement and development of novel (bio)sensor tools for neurotransmitters (glutamate, dopamine, choline...), neuromodulators (dopamine, nitric oxide, ...) and metabolites (oxygen, glucose, lactate, ...) for chronic recording in the CNS. This has prompted the establishment of BrainSense, a young company focused on taking in vivo electrochemical tools from the bench-top to clinical research. She is currently the General Manager and Senior Scientist at BrainSense.