Lina María Jaime Tobón

EDUCATION

College / University

Universidad de Los Andes

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biology, Microbiology

Jaime

Country

Colombia

Lab Experience

Basic techniques in molecular, cellular biology, microbiology and protein chemistry.

Projects / Research

  • July - Aug 2013: Characterization of a new member of the Sec1/Munc18-like protein family. Summer internship at Molecular Mechanism of Neuronal Secretion Research Group, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Aug - Dec 2012: Comparative structural analysis of CagA associated with high and low pathogenic strains of Helicobacter pylori. Molecular Diagnostics and Bioinformatics Laboratory (LDMB), Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
  • 2011 - 2012: Validation of GSK3ß silencing using two shRNAs: a possible future therapy for Alzheimer Disease. Bachelor thesis, Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia

Scholarships / Awards

2013 – 2015: Erasmus Mundus Scholarship
2008 – 2012: Quiero Estudiar Scholarship, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

My main interest is to understand the neurophysiological, molecular and cellular basis of some behavioral disorders, like depression and psychiatric diseases, in order to be able to develop better therapies for treating them.