Dr. José Manuel Matamala earned his Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the University of Chile, where he also completed a specialization in Neurology. He holds a Master’s degree in Neurological Electrodiagnostics from the University of Barcelona, Spain, and a PhD in Medicine from the University of Chile. He pursued postdoctoral training in Clinical Neurophysiology and Motor Neuron Disease (MND) at the Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Australia. Dr. Matamala currently serves as an Associate Professor of Neurology in the Department of Neurological Sciences at the University of Chile. He is the Director of the Translational Neurology and Neurophysiology Laboratory (NODO Lab) and a co-founder and active member of the Executive Committee of ELATAM. His research focuses on elucidating pathophysiological mechanisms and discovering novel biomarkers in neurological diseases, with particular emphasis on MND and other neuromuscular disorders.