Research Experience

Project: Role of Astrocyte Energy Metabolism in Memory Stability

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (Saudi Arabia) and University of Turin (Italy) – (2021 – to date)

  • Cannula implantation
  • Behavioral Tests
  • Brain Dissection
  • Data analysis

 

Project: The effect of aging on the spatial distribution of glycogen in Layer I somatosensory cortex of mice.

King Abdullah University of Science (Saudi Arabia) – (2018 – 2020)

  • 3D Dense reconstructions from electron micrographs
  • Data analysis using computational tools and virtual reality

 

Project: Chemical synapses of the central nervous system

Universidad de las Américas Puebla and CINVESTAV (Mexico)  – (2018)

  • Design, synthesis and characterization of silica nano-carriers to target the brain

 

Project: Use of magnetic nanoparticles as drug carriers to the brain

General Hospital Dr. Manuel Gea González (Mexico) – (2016 – 2018)

  • Set-up of a Parkinson’s Disease model in rodents
  • Evaluation of nano-carriers performance as therapeutics for Parkinson’s Disease
  • Brain Dissection
  • Histology

 

Project: Development of nano-carriers for brain delivery

Universidad de las Américas Puebla (Mexico) – (2015 – 2018)

  • Design, synthesis, characterization, and biological evaluation of magnetic nano-carriers to target the brain.

 

Project: Carbon nanostructures

Universidad de las Américas Puebla (Mexico) (2013 – 2015)

  • Synthesis of carbon nanostructures by means of pyrolysis of plastic waste.
  • Characterization of carbon nanostructures using electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy.