Alba Milagros Navarro Flores

EDUCATION

College / University

Federico Villarreal National University (UNFV), Lima – Peru

Highest Degree

Medical Doctor

Major Subjects

Human Medicine

Country

Peru

Lab Experience

General laboratory techniques required in medical training.

Projects / Research

2021: Research fellow at the Peruvian Institute for Psychological Orientation (IPOPs). “Explanatory Model of Perceived Stress in the General Population: A Cross-Sectional Study in Peru During the COVID-19 Context”. Front Psychol (2021). “Accuracy of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)-4 and GDS-5 for the screening of depression among older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” PLoS ONE (2021)
2017 – 2020: Research trainee in neuroepidemiology at “Clinical and Sanitary Efficacy Network”, Peru (Red de Eficacia Clínica y Sanitaria - REDECS). “Prevalence and incidence of epilepsy in Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based studies” Epilepsia (2021)
2018 - 2019: Undergraduate thesis project for medical degree. "Quality of life of medical students with migration background: a cross-sectional study from a Peruvian university.” Psychology, Health & Medicine (2021)

Scholarships / Awards

2021 – 2022:

Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

As a physician I am interested in evidence-based medicine. I participated in research projects using epidemiological, evidence synthesis and meta-analytic methods in the fields of neurology and psychiatry. By pursuing this program, I would like to obtain a deeper understanding on the molecular and electrical properties of brain plasticity involved in the pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric conditions. I aspire to be a physician-scientist in the field of clinical neurosciences, working in translation from laboratory findings to clinical practice applying evidence-synthesis methods to enhance the process.