Mercedes Prudencio

Mercedes is an Associate Professor (pending rank) at the University of Miami, focusing on understanding disease mechanisms to identify novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets for diseases characterized with TDP-43 pathology (TDP-43 proteinopathies). Originally from Spain, Mercedes went to the USA to study Neuroscience at the University of Florida, under the guidance of Dr. David Borchelt. After obtaining her PhD, she began her postdoctoral training with Dr. Leonard Petrucelli at the Mayo Clinic in Florida, where she established her independent research program in 2021. She recently transitioned (4/2026) as new faculty of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department at the University of Miami