Yenisel Cruz-Almeida

(She/ Her/ Ella)
  • Associate Professor & Associate Director, Pain Research & Intervention Center Of Excellence, University of Florida

Dr. Cruz-Almeida was born in La Habana, Cuba. She completed a B.Sc. degree in Microbiology & Cell Science from the University of Florida, followed by a Master’s degree in Epidemiology & Public Health with a concentration in Biostatistics, and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis from the University of Miami MILLER School of Medicine. Yenisel is currently a tenured Faculty in the Departments of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, Epidemiology and Neuroscience. Dr Cruz-Almeida serves as the Associate Director of the UF Pain Research & Intervention Center of Excellence.

Experience

  • 2012–present
    Professor & Associate Director, Pain Research & Intervention Center of Excellence, University of Florida

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