Carolina Piletti Chatain
EDUCATION
College / University
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Highest Degree
Bachelor of Science
Major Subjects
Biomedicine
Country
Brazil
Lab Experience
Basic techniques in cell biology and biochemistry (including cell culture, SDS-PAGE, immunocytochemistry, life cell imaging), animal handling, behavioral tests, perfusion, stereotactic surgery.
Projects / Research
- Jun – Aug 2015: Arf6 and the regulation of p75NTR trafficking. Dr. Bruce Carter, Vanderbilt University, USA
- Jun 2014 – May 2015: Identification of transcription factors which act as master regulators in Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. Fábio Klamt, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Jun 2013 – Jun 2014: The use of retinoic-acid differentiated SH-SY5Y cells in the study of 6-hydroxydopamine-induced cell death in Parkinson's disease model. Dr. Fábio Klamt, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Mar 2013 – May 2015: Acute social defeat in male Wistar rats, neuronal activity, inflammatory markers and coping strategies. Dr. Rosa Maria Martins de Almeida, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Jun – Sep 2014: Mechanisms of organelle transport in neurons. Dr. Michael Silverman, Simon Fraser University, Canada
- Jan – Mar 2013: Influence of horizontal gene transfer in human colon cancer HCT116 cell line. Dr. Giulia Rancati, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
- Mar – Dec 2011: Effects of diphenyl ditelluride on phosphorylation of cytoskeletal proteins in neural cells. Dr. Regina Pessoa Pureur, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Scholarships / Awards
| 2015 – 2017: | Erasmus Mundus Scholarship |
| Jun – Aug 2015: | Vanderbilt International Summer Research Academy, Vanderbilt University, USA |
| Aug – Dec 2011 and Aug 2013 – May 2015: | Research scholarship, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Jun – Sep 2014: | Globalink Research Internship Award, Simon Fraser University, Canada |
| Jan – Mar 2013: | Singapore International Pre-Graduate Award - A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore |
| Jan – Dec 2012: | Science without Borders Scholarship, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA |