Delane Espinueva
EDUCATION
College / University
University of British Columbia
Highest Degree
Bachelor of Science
Major Subjects
Behavioural Neuroscience, Speech Science
Country
Canada
Lab Experience
extensive rodent husbandry (including breeding, weaning, daily care, health monitoring, etc., of male and female Long Evans rats), transcardial perfusion, whole brain extraction, stereotaxic surgery and post-operative care, targeted cerebral irradiation, genotyping (including ear snipping, PCR, gel electrophoresis), behavioural training and testing in operant chambers, sectioning with microtomes and vibratomes, immunohistochemistry (particularly fluorescence-based; some chromogenic), light microscope, confocal microscope, neuron reconstruction for morphological analysis (using ImageJ/FIJI and Neutube), basic training in cell culture.
September 2014 – September 2017: Neurogenesis Lab; Dr. Jason S. Snyder, University of British Columbia
September 2014 – June 2015: Environmental Cognition Lab; Dr. Jiaying Zhao, University of British Columbia
Projects / Research
- 2016 – 2017: Investigating the neuroplastic effects of learning on different aged neurons born in adulthood and during development (Delane Espinueva and John Darby Cole, under Dr. Jason S. Snyder)
- 2014 – 2017: Adult neurogenesis regulates delay-based decision-making (Dr. Desiree R.M. Seib, under Dr. Jason S. Snyder and Dr. Stan B. Floresco)
- 2015 – 2017: Neuroplastic effects of delay-discounting: a morphological analysis (Dr. Desiree R.M. Seib, under Dr. Jason S. Snyder and Dr. Stan B. Floresco)
- 2016: Adult neurogenesis and early circuit vulnerability in Alzheimer’s Disease (Dr. Jason S. Snyder)
- 2014 – 2017: The role of adult neurogenesis in visuo-spatial learning and memory is dependent on stress during training and sex (Dr. Timothy P. O’Leary, under Dr. Jason S. Snyder)
- 2014 – 2015: Mapping the emotional impact of the physical environment (Dr. Jiaying Zhao)
Scholarships / Awards
2017 – 2018: | Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School. |
2016 – 2017: | UBC Dean of Science Scholarship |