Andrea Fernanda Campos Pérez

EDUCATION

College / University

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Neuroscience

Major Subjects

Neuroscience, Cognitive neuroscience, Computational neuroscience, Neuronal Networks, Systems biology

Country

Mexico

Lab Experience

Experimental techniques: electroencephalography, invasive electrophysiological recordings in vivo in Rhesus monkeys, behavioral training of Rhesus monkeys, psychophysical analysis, craniotomy on macaques, electrophysiological skin-nerve recordings, immunostaining, confocal microscopy, electron microscopy, spinal cord and nerve dissections, PCR, gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, Western Blot, tend to transgenic rodent colonies.
Analytical tools: Python, MATLAB, ImageJ, Julia, R.

Projects / Research

2020 – 2022: Analysis and determination of how various signals from the cerebral cortex of trained macaques, such as individual and population neuronal activity, correlate with cognitive processes (i.e. working memory, decision making, sensory integration) during various tasks, such as the discrimination of tactile and acoustic stimuli. Author of the Bachelor’s thesis: “Bimodal Encoding in a Neuronal Population of the Dorsal Premotor Cortex during Working Memory” (http://132.248.9.195/ptd2023/mayo/0839031/Index.html). Roman Rossi-Pool, Ph.D., Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute of Cellular Physiology, UNAM
2021: Functional, molecular and electrophysiological characterization of novel proteins involved in mechanotransduction and pain in rodent models, such as mouse and naked mole rat. Co-author of the publication “Lack of evidence for participation of TMEM150C in sensory mechanotransduction” (https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.202213098). Gary R. Lewin, Ph.D., Molecular Physiology of Somatic Sensation Laboratory, Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
2018: Transgenic mice genotyping. Diana M. Escalante, Ph.D., Neurodevelopment and Physiology Laboratory, Institute of Cellular Physiology, UNAM

Scholarships / Awards

2023 – 2024:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2022:	Undergraduate Thesis Scholarship, UNAM
2022:	Achievement Diploma for an Outstanding Performance during Bachelor's degree
2020 – 2021:	Research Initiation Program for International Internships, UNAM
2017 – 2020:	High Academic Demand Program of Undergraduate Studies, UNAM

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

My scientific interests lie in the field of cognitive and computational neuroscience. What intrigues me the most is the non-trivial question of how the brain performs cognitive processes that enable us to receive information, process it, and utilize it effectively in our environment. The ability to uncover these mechanisms through the analysis of neuronal activity, both at the individual and population level, fascinates me. During my undergraduate degree, I had the opportunity to work as a research assistant in a Cognitive Neuroscience laboratory. This experience allowed me to develop my bachelor’s thesis and actively participate in other projects. It further solidified my passion for dedicating my future academic career to researching how our brain, the most sophisticated system, processes, manipulates, and integrates information. As a result, my academic plan is to pursue postgraduate studies (MSc/PhD) in cognitive neuroscience within this program. Ultimately, my goal is to lead a research group in the future, focusing on the intricacies of brain function and cognition.