Dr. Lloret is  involved in the development of antisense-based therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease.

Dr. Lloret received his BSc in biology and his PhD in biomedical sciences from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Prior to joining Isis, he was Research Fellow in Genetics/ Fellow in Neurology at the Center of Human Genetics Research, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

His work on genetic modifiers of the age-of-onset in Huntington’s disease was awarded “Poster of Distinction” at the MGH SAC 2005 Research Symposium Poster Session.