I have a wide background in neurosciences, with expertise in the serotonergic system and how it can affect behavior. In my PhD thesis, I investigated depressive-like behavior and the serotonergic system using the maternal separation model, looking at the role of potassium channel TREK-1 and 5HT1A receptors on synaptic plasticity at the prelimbic cortex and the neural stress response. Currently, the cingulate cortex is my focus, with emphasis on the projection from cingulate to prelimbic cortex and its role in modulating social and depressive-like behavior. My skills include molecular biology techniques such as immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence and western blot, drug administration in rodents, behavioral testing, brain slice electrophysiology and stereotaxic surgery in rodents. At the moment I'm working to further develop techniques in the neurosciences, such as in vivo calcium imaging and optogenetics. Have some experience writing grants, as I got funding for my PhD project and participated in writing two grants for the laboratory which was awarded. Alongside my Master?s and PhD, I cooperated with my peers and guided other undergraduate and Master students, giving me teamwork experience. Additionally, I acquired teaching skills when I worked as faculty for undergraduate and graduate courses for some years in Brazilian universities, where I taught physiology, biophysics, pharmacology and neurosciences.
