Gina Norato is a Statistician in the NINDS Intramural Research Program.
Ms. Norato joined the Office of Biostatistics in 2016. As a member and lead of the Office of Biostatistics, she provides statistical support for NINDS investigators, students, and fellows. Primarily, she conducts analyses for collaborative projects within NINDS and assists with manuscript preparation. Additionally, she provides consultation for statistical questions, such as proper statistical methodology or interpretation of model results. She also educates on statistical methods as director of two annual lecture series- a statistical seminar series and an Investigators Bootcamp on clinical trials operation.
Ms. Norato received her BS in Neuroscience from Dickinson College in 2012. For two years, she worked as a full-time research assistant on ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke trials at both Georgetown University and the University of Arizona. Subsequently, she obtained an ScM in Biostatistics from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2016, with supplemental coursework in clinical trials.
Selected Publications
- Bharucha-Goebel DX, Todd T, Saade D, Norato G, et al. (2024). Intrathecal gene therapy for giant axonal neuropathy. New England Journal of Medicine, 390 (12); 1092-1104.
- Cortese I, Norato G, et al. (2024). Biomarkers for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: emerging data for use of JC virus DNA copy number in clinical trials. The Lancet Neurology, 23 (5); 534-544.
- Kilgore-Gomez A, Norato G, et al. (2024). Sleep physiology in patients with epilepsy: influence of seizures on rapid eye movement (REM) latency and REM duration. Epilepsia, 65 (4); 995-1005.
- Hussain SJ, Vollmer MK, Stimely J, Norato G et al. (2021). Phase-dependent offline enhancement of human motor memory. Brain Stimulation, 14 (4); 873-883.
- Garcia-Montojo M, Fathi S, Norato G, et al. (2021). Inhibition of HERV-K (HML-2) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients on antiretroviral therapy. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 423.