I started my lab training practicing electrophysiological recordings (specifically patch-clamp) in snail’s ganglion cells. After that I continued my formation studying structural modulation of electrical synapses in zebrafish using FRAP and two-photon imaging.
Projects / Research
Exploration of alternative forms of electrical synapse plasticity using the zebrafish Mauthner cell’s mixed synapses to study Gap Junction Plaque (GJP) structural changes. This under the mentorship of Dr. Alberto Pereda, working in Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Scholarships / Awards
2025 - 2026:
Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS
I’m interested in several phenomena, from synaptic plasticity, cellular physiology, network operations, to behavior and social interactions. I feel especially fascinated by the complexity of sensory processes and the different mechanisms that underlie them, from transduction to communication, specifically how sound can be used by different organisms and how evolution has shaped multiple complex tools to receive, process and produce sound signals.
