Email

mariana.carreteromurill@bcm.edu

Positions

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Education

BS from Houston Christian University (previously Houston Baptist University)

05/2016 - Houston, Texas United States

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Honors College Alumni

MD from Baylor College of Medicine

05/2022 - Houston, Texas United States

Care of the Underserved Pathway, Center of Excellence Health Equity Program

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine

06/2024 - Houston, Texas United States

Texas Children's Hospital

Professional Interests

• Access to Care
• Social Determinants of Health
• Immigrant Population

Selected Publications

• Gerson JE, Farmer K, Henson N, Castillo-Carranza DL, Carretero-Murillo M, Sengupta U, Barrett A, Kayed R. "Tau oligomers mediate α-synuclein toxicity and can be targeted by immunotherapy." Molecular Neurodegeneration. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 29544548
• Sengupta U, Carretero-Murillo M, Kayed R. "Preparation and characterization of tau oligomer strains." Methods in Molecular Biology. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 29886531
• Alice Bittar, Nemil Bhatt, Tasneem F Hasan, Mauro Montalbano, Nicha Puangmalai, Salome McAllen, Anna Ellsworth, Mariana Carretero Murillo, Giulio Taglialatela, Brandon Lucke-Wold , Aric Logsdon, Charles Rosen, Ryan C Turner, Rakez Kayed "Neurotoxic tau oligomers after single versus repetitive mild traumatic brain injury." Brain Communications. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 31608324
• Masciale, Marina, et al. "Hospitalized and Hungry: A Mixed Methods Study Assessing Immigrant Caregiver Perspectives on an Inpatient Food Insecurity Intervention." Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 2024 Nov;35(4):115-133.

Projects

Brain on Wheels

Brain on Wheels: Mobile Clinics Expanding Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Care AAP Resident Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Grant 2024-2025

Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Academy of Neurology

Languages

Spanish