RENATA PRÔA is a multidisciplinary artist and scientist dreaming of a world in which people can freely explore the universe through curiosity, passion and courage. A new renaissance in which there are no barriers between science and art.

RENATA (meaning "reborn" or "born again") PRÔA (meaning "the front part of a ship" in Portuguese) is a PhD candidate in Theoretical Neuroscience at Columbia University and MPH candidate in Global Health at Harvard University. She is a trained opera singer currently coaching at the Juilliard School Extension.

Born and raised in Brazil, she completed her undergraduate studies at the University of São Paulo (USP), earning a degree from the “mysterious” Molecular Sciences Course and another one in Applied and Computation Mathematics with a specialization in control systems. Simultaneously, she obtained my musical training from São Paulo Municipal Music School (EMMSP), where she studied symphonic double-bass and choral conducting, and from the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (OSESP) where she studied lyrical singing. Prior to this, she obtained my professional degrees in Classical Ballet and in American Tap Dance from dance academy Ballet Ana Araújo, where she was formally trained in Jazz Dance for seven years.