Relevant Professional and Academic Events
National Science Foundation - Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP). March 2023
University of California, San Diego, CA
Joined Scott Sternson's Research Team Jan 2023
Neurosciences Department
University of California, San Diego, CA
Seed Fellowship. Nov. 2021
University of California, San Diego, CA
Neurosciences Graduate PhD Program Enrollment Sept. 2021
University of California, San Diego, CA
Competitive Edge Program Aug. 2021
Mentor: Li Ye, PhD
University of California, San Diego, CA
National Science Foundation - Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP). March 2020
Honorable mention
Computational and Systems Neuroscience (Cosyne) Conference 2020 Travel Award March 2020
(Did not accept)
NIH Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) June 2018 – May 2020
Undergraduate Student Training for Academic Research Fellowship
The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Applied Molecular Genetics Program (AMGEN) Scholar Summer 2019
Stanford Summer Research Program (SSRP)
Mentors: Luis de Lecea, PhD and Jeremy Borniger, PhD
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Oct. 2018
Science (SACNAS) – National Award, Best Poster Presentation Award in
Neuroscience and cash price, San Antonio Texas. San Antonio, TX
Summer Research Opportunities Program Honorable Mention Aug. 2018
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP). Aug. 2018
Mentor: Aaron Boes MD/PhD
Department of Neurology
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE)-2 Scholar Aug. 2017 – June 2018
The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation – Neurobiology Oct. 2017
The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Joined Isabel Muzzio's Learning and Memory lab Aug. 2017
Biology Department
The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Rising Researchers Program Scholar Aug. 2016
The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Texas Excellence Award Scholarship Aug. 2016- Aug. 2020
San Antonio, TX
Biological Sciences Undergraduate Enrollment Aug. 2016
The University of Texas at San Antonio , TX