
Ruszel Refuerzo, BS
Staff Research Associate
Department of Medicine: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of California San Francisco
Role in CARE Study
RJ is the Staff Research Associate responsible for the biologics of CARE. He designs and optimizes protocols for biospecimen collection and molecular analysis, coordinating directly with the clinical team to advise methods throughout the pipeline.
Why I'm Excited About CARE
As a San Francisco native, RJ is passionate about addressing prolonged stress responses in children throughout diverse Bay Area communities using his background in protein chemistry.