Ricardo Martins Merino

EDUCATION

College / University

University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto

Highest Degree

Master of Science

Major Subjects

Physiology

Country

Brazil

Lab Experience

Single-cell RT-qPCR, patch-clamp, confocal microscopy and immunofluorescence

Projects / Research

Immunolocalization of non-muscular myosins at the Calyx of Held axon terminal.
Effects of Angiotensin-(1-7) on the electrical activity of magnocellular neurons of the supraoptic nucleus.

Scholarships / Awards

2011 – 2012:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2009 – 2011:	Scholarship from CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, linked to the Brazilian Ministry of Education)
2007 – 2008:	Scholarship from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPQ, linked to the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology)

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am interested in understanding how individual neurons process thousands of spatiotemporally distinct inputs or, in other words, how these inputs are integrated and give origin to an organized output. Moreover, in a wider perspective, I am also interested in how those organized outputs of different neurons work together, now in a network of neurons, to give rise to such amazing phenomena such as learning, memory or volition.