Wellington Amaral
Senior Health Policy Researcher @California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Health Policy Researcher @California Department of Health Care Access and Information
Sacramento, CA, US
Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) Health Care Spending Targets Branch Research and Analysis Group
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Madison
NIH T32 Fellowship in Training Program in Emotion Research, Neuroscience
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Master's degree, Psychology
Coursera
Drug Development, Health Economics, Medical Law, Clinical Data Sciences
University of California, Davis
NIH T32 Fellowship in Autism Research Training Program, Psychiatry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biological Psychology
The University of Texas at Dallas
Bachelor of Science - BS, Neuroscience
ABOUT WELLINGTON AMARAL
Striving to make a different in the world by applying my broad expertise in neuroscience, psychiatry, genetics, microbiome, inflammation, nutrient metabolism, integrative physiology and biostatistics. Extensive experience in public speaking and writing, delivering over 10 presentations annually to academic, medical and interested audiences, and having 277 cumulative citations of my published work Experience forming and maintaining scientific relationships with expert clinicians, scientists and industry KOLs to develop cross-functional collaborations Enjoy working with cross-functional teams, cross-disciplinary projects and peers of diverse professional and theoretical backgrounds Technical expertise in biostatistics, epidemiology and genomic biomarker analyses Extensive knowledge of science, healthcare and medical affairs, policy, ethics and law Knowledge of healthcare marketplace, drug development and clinical trials Affective Disorders• 2-year NIH Training Fellowship in Mood and Anxiety Disorders• Depressive and anxiety disorders (MDD, PPD, BP, GAD, PTSD, & chronic stress)• Affective neuroscience, mood regulation, and Research Domain Criteria (RDoC)• Psychoneuroimmunology of emotion and health psychology Neurodevelopmental Disorders• 2-year NIH Training Fellowship in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders• Autism, ADHD, and rare genetic disorders• Maternal behavior and risk factors during pregnancy Neurocognitive Disorders and Neuroinflammation• Concussive traumatic brain injury, and Alzheimer\'s Disease• Neuroplasticity, neurogenesis and neural stem cells• Neuroinflammation and neuroimmunology Dysbiosis and Gut-Brain Axis Dysfunction• Infant iron deficiency anemia and iron supplementation on microbiome development• Brain-gut microbiome axis dysfunction in traumatic brain injury (TBI)• Microbiome manipulations and probiotic treatments for brain health Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Diseases & Inflammation• Interactions among diabetes, lipid metabolism, and inflammation• Diet and nutrient metabolism, and cardiovascular disease• Nutritional therapeutics and ketogenic diets Women’s Reproductive Health and Pregnancy• Maternal stress effects on infant development• Maternal iron deficiency anemia effects on infant development• Gut and vaginal microbiota, and dysbiosis during pregnancy• Influence of microbiome and inflammation on gestation outcomes Avid reader who also enjoys practicing music, photography and martial arts, as well as everything nature and outdoors
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