Emily Rosario, PhD – Executive Director, Research Institute
Dr. Emily Rosario is a neuroscientist with over 20 years of experience
in rehabilitation medicine, age-related diseases, neurologic disorders,
and endocrine dysfunction. She has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications
for high-impact journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association
and Neurology, and her research has been funded by prestigious organizations
including the NIH and the Alzheimer's Association. Under Dr. Rosario’s
direction, CCRI collaborates with multidisciplinary teams at Casa Colina
Hospital on a variety of research studies and partners externally with
academic institutions like USC, UCLA, and Caltech. She is the Executive
Director of the Research Institute at Casa Colina Hospital and Centers
for Healthcare and an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
at the University of Southern California.
Caroline Schnakers, PhD – Assistant Director, Research Institute
Dr. Caroline Schnakers has been working as a clinical scientist in the
neurorehabilitation field for the past 20 years. Her research focuses
on severe acquired brain injuries and, more particularly, on the assessment
of brain activity and cognitive function using behavioral, electrophysiological,
and neuroimaging techniques. She has published more than 130 articles
(H-index: 62) in international peer reviewed journals such as Neurology,
Annals of Neurology, Nature Reviews Neurology, and Lancet. Dr. Schnakers
is the Associate Director of the Research Institute at Casa Colina Hospital
and Centers for Healthcare and serves as the Chair of the Special Interest
Group on Disorders of Consciousness for the International Brain Injury
Association.
Sofia Sakellaridi, PhD – Research Scientist
Dr. Sofia Sakellaridi is a cognitive neuroscientist with expertise in electrophysiology,
functional neuroimaging, and signal processing. Her past research has
included studying neural and behavioral mechanisms of spatial cognition
and decision-making using magnetoencephalography, as well as investigating
the neural foundations of spatial cognition, working memory, and perceptual
categorization in non-human primates. In 2015, Dr. Sakellaridi joined
the California Institute of Technology as a postdoctoral scholar, where,
working with scientists at Casa Colina, she examined brain-machine interface
learning mechanisms in patients with tetraplegia. She joined the Casa
Colina Research Institute (CCRI) in 2024, where she is currently developing
therapies targeting the brain and spinal cord for patients with neurological
disorders.
Collaborators
As an innovator in rehabilitative care, Casa Colina is committed to clinical
research that leads to improved outcomes for patients recovering from
stroke, brain injury, and other catastrophic conditions. The Casa Colina
Research Institute collaborates with renowned institutions like UCLA,
Caltech, USC, Harvard, Princeton, Western University of Health Sciences,
and University of La Verne. The institute has received funding from the
National Institutes of Health, UniHealth Foundation, Disability Communications
Fund, and many more.
For more information on current research projects at Casa Colina, please contact
909/596-7733, ext. 2220.
Dr. Emily Rosario is a neuroscientist with over 20 years of experience
in rehabilitation medicine, age-related diseases, neurologic disorders,
and endocrine dysfunction. She has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications
for high-impact journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association
and Neurology, and her research has been funded by prestigious organizations
including the NIH and the Alzheimer's Association. Under Dr. Rosario’s
direction, CCRI collaborates with multidisciplinary teams at Casa Colina
Hospital on a variety of research studies and partners externally with
academic institutions like USC, UCLA, and Caltech. She is the Executive
Director of the Research Institute at Casa Colina Hospital and Centers
for Healthcare and an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
at the University of Southern California.
Dr. Caroline Schnakers has been working as a clinical scientist in the
neurorehabilitation field for the past 20 years. Her research focuses
on severe acquired brain injuries and, more particularly, on the assessment
of brain activity and cognitive function using behavioral, electrophysiological,
and neuroimaging techniques. She has published more than 130 articles
(H-index: 62) in international peer reviewed journals such as Neurology,
Annals of Neurology, Nature Reviews Neurology, and Lancet. Dr. Schnakers
is the Associate Director of the Research Institute at Casa Colina Hospital
and Centers for Healthcare and serves as the Chair of the Special Interest
Group on Disorders of Consciousness for the International Brain Injury
Association.
