Macarena Jimenez PhD, MSc

Macarena Hernández Jiménez is a professor in the Neurovascular Research Unit at the Complutense University in Madrid, with more than 20 years of scientific experience in neuroscience and pharmacology for cerebrovascular diseases. She is involved in several basic and applied research activities in the stroke field and completed a six-year post-doctoral period in the Stroke National Investigation Consortium (INVICTUS). She has collaborated with the Ramón y Cajal and the 12 Octubre hospitals in the evaluation of preclinical studies in neuroscience and the implementation of translational research units. Currently leads the Spanish Childhood Stroke Network (PEDISTROKE). She has a PhD in Biomedicine and Masters in Pharmacology, in Pharmacovigilance, and in Neuropsychology.