Rose Cuento is a nurse practitioner and regulatory nurse in the Clinical Trials Unit (CTU). Mrs. Cuento has been with the NINDS since 2016, originally working as a research nurse practitioner with the Clinical Epilepsy Section. She transitioned to CTU in 2017 where she provides regulatory support for the Division of Neuroimmunology and Neurovirology.
Mrs. Cuento graduated with her BSN from University of Maryland in 2006 and obtained her MS in 2008. She worked as a staff nurse in med/surg and dialysis, prior to taking her first position as a research in hypertension and diabetes in 2005. She has worked as a research nurse practitioner at the University of California-San Diego in HIV Neurobehavioral research, and at NHLBI in asthma research.
Mrs. Cuento is a member of the International Association of Clinical Research Nurses and the Association of Clinical Research Professionals. She is a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator.