Ana Morales Benitez

Program: Neurosciences

Current advisor: Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhD

Undergraduate university: Washington Jefferson College, 2019

Enrollment year: 2022

Research summary

Graduate publications
Kozlowski MM, Strickland A, Benitez AM, Schmidt RE, Bloom AJ, Milbrandt J, DiAntonio A. 2025 Pmp2+ Schwann Cells Maintain the Survival of Large-Caliber Motor Axons. J Neurosci, 45(13):e1362242025. PMCID:

Krus KL, Benitez AM, Strickland A, Milbrandt J, Bloom AJ, DiAntonio A. 2024 Two cardinal features of ALS, reduced STMN2 and pathogenic TDP-43, synergize to accelerate motor decline in mice. Exp Neurol, 384():115068. PMCID: