PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016 Postdoc position – Improving episodic memory through laughter: Unraveling the underlying neural circuit dynamics, at the CoCoLab, CERNEC, University of Montreal.
Behavioral and functional analyses (MEG), functional connectivity (Graph Theory), machine-learning, programing, oral presentations, articles writing
Grant : Fyssen Foundation – Supervisor : Dr Karim Jerbi,
2015 Postdoc position – The neural correlates of episodic memory using intracerebral recordings in humans, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, (CRNL, UCBL1 – CNRS UMR5292 – INSERM U1028)
2011-2015 PhD Student in Cognitive Neuroscience
“Odors, a privileged access to memories? Behavioral and functional studies of episodic memories in human” at Lyon Neuroscience Research Center
Behavioral and functional analyses (fMRI, iEEG), functional connectivity (PPI, Graph Theory), statistics, programing, oral presentations, articles writing
Grant: Roudnitska Foundation – Supervisors: Dr. Plailly and Dr. Royet
2011-2014 Tutoring at University Claude Bernard Lyon1 to master students in Cognitive Neuroscience and to bachelor students in Neurophysiology (64h per year for 3 years)
2010-2011 Internship (8 months)
Designing a virtual approach of episodic memory using the privileged access of odors to memories. Behavioral analyses, programing, statistical analysis Supervisors: Dr. Plailly and Dr. Royet, CRNL
2010 Internship (2 months)
Elaboration of a novel approach to study episodic memory
Behavioral evaluation, odorant manipulation, statistical analysis Supervisors: Dr. Plailly and Dr. Royet, CRNL
2009 Internship (2 months)
The role of medial prefrontal cortex in behavioral flexibility in rats Supervisors: Dr. Gisquet-Verrier, NAMC, CNRS UMR 8620
EDUCATION
2011 Master degree in Cell Signaling and Neurosciences with distinction, Univ. Paris Sud 11
2011 Magistère of Biology and Biotechnology with distinction, 3-years diploma of excellence, Univ. Paris Sud 11 and Ecole Normale Supérieure Cachan
2009 Bachelor degree in Biology, Chemistry and Earth Science, Univ. Paris Sud 11
COMPETENCES
Brain imaging: SPM (3-days course, Lausanne, Switzerland; 2-days course, Lyon, France) Protocol design, Functional and Structural imaging data analysis, Statistics; Brain connectivity (5-days course, Grenoble, France) Main methods for functional brain connectivity analysis,
Programing: Python (4-days course, Lyon, France) Basics of writing and running Python scripts and management database for behavioral an physiological analysis; Matlab, SPM, Elan, LabView
Language: English Fluent (TOEIC: 840/990) Spanish Intermediate
Computer skills & Statistics: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, StatView, Statistica
GRANTS & PRIZES
2016:2 years Postdoc funding (45000€) from the Fyssen Foundation, France
2014: 9 months PhD extra-funding (16675€) from the Roudnitska Foundation, France
2014: Selected to present my work in a symposium on Memory at the Society for Neuroscience conference, Washington DC, USA
2014: Selected to attend the Memory and Mind Summer School organized by the European Campus of Excellence, 7-20 Sept., Germany (500€)
2013: Two Travel Awards (500€) from my Doctoral School “Neuroscience and Cognition”, for the OHBM meeting (June, Seattle, USA), and from EBBS for EBBS meeting (Sept., Munich, Germany)
2011-2014: 3-years PhD funding (66700 €) from the Roudnitska Foundation, France
2011-2014: 3-years PhD funding (62 000€) from Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, declined
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS
Membership: EBBS, ECRO, French Neuroscience Society, OHBM, FENS
Popular science: Receiving high school students for short course in my lab
Art-Science Project: Télémir, a neuroaesthetic performance using brain oscillations from EEG to modulate media: music, videos and lights for Art-Science, http://telemir.fr/
Student association: Part of the board of the student association of CRNL, http://etu.crnl.cnrs.fr/
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