Oluwarotimi Folorunso, PhD

Oluwarotimi Folorunso, PhD

McLean Hospital Title
Harvard Medical School Title
  • Instructor in Psychiatry

Biography

Oluwarotimi Folorunso, PhD, is an assistant neuroscientist in the Translational Neuroscience Laboratory. He is also director of the McLean Mental Health Research Summer Program and assistant director of outreach and community engagement for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center at McLean. His research focuses on investigating the cellular and molecular mechanism that underlie cognitive deficits in psychiatric and neurological disorders such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Dr. Folorunso is interested in understanding how intrinsic and extrinsic factors alter cortical development, ultimately leading to cognitive deficits in adolescence and adulthood. He is a recipient of the Jeane B. Kempner Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award.

Education & Training

Degrees:
  • 2009 BS in Chemistry/Biochemistry, Towson University
  • 2016 PhD in Biochemistry, University of Texas Medical Branch
Fellowship:
  • 2017-2018 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Texas Medical Branch
  • 2018-2022 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, McLean Hospital

Contact

Phone: 617.855.2030
Office Address: Belmont campus - Mailman Research Center, Room 114A