Andrea Alcaraz Ramírez

EDUCATION

College / University

Complutense University of Madrid

Highest Degree

Master of Science

Major Subject

Neuroscience

Country

Spain

Lab Experience

Electrophysiology (whole-cell configuration, EPSP and spike-timing-dependent plasticity protocols), pClamp, mammalian cell culture (HEK293T), immunohistochemistry, fluorescence and confocal microscopy, SDS-PAGE, PCR, Image J, GraphPad

Projects / Research

2022 – 2023: Pharmacology of Neuronal NMDA Receptors and their Role in Synaptic Plasticity
2021 – 2022: R-Ras1 and R-Ras2 are essential in the Acquisition of the Oligodendrocyte Morphology during Differentiation

Scholarships / Awards

2023 – 2024:

Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

My main scientific interest has always been related to the field of Neuroscience. I am mesmerized by the fact that we can decipher such complex processes like learning or memorizing. Not only am I keen to study the physiological basis of this processes but also pathological. Therefore, I am also really interested in the molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases where memory is affected, like Alzheimer’s disease. In the future, I would like to contribute to the knowledge we currently have about neuronal plasticity.