Beatriz Silveira de Arruda

Doctoral Student at Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
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Location
Greater Oxford Area, UK
Languages
  • Spanish Full professional proficiency
  • Portuguese Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Full professional proficiency

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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Doctoral Student
      • Oct 2019 - Present

      Working towards the development of non-invasive approaches for the treament of pathological tremor. Supervised by Prof Hayriye Cagnan and Prof Tim Denison. Working towards the development of non-invasive approaches for the treament of pathological tremor. Supervised by Prof Hayriye Cagnan and Prof Tim Denison.

    • United Kingdom
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Lecturer
      • Sep 2023 - Present

      Teaches Neuroscience, Psychology, and Physiology to second-year medical students at the University of Oxford. Teaches Neuroscience, Psychology, and Physiology to second-year medical students at the University of Oxford.

    • United Kingdom
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Tutor
      • Oct 2021 - Jul 2023

      Taught Neuroscience, Psychology, and Physiology to second-year medical students at the University of Oxford. Taught Neuroscience, Psychology, and Physiology to second-year medical students at the University of Oxford.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Teaching Assistant, Electrical Circuits and Signals
      • Feb 2019 - May 2019

      Held weekly laboratory sections and office hours for students taking core Electrical Engineering course.

    • Research Assistant
      • Apr 2017 - May 2019

      Completed a honors thesis in Dr. David Borton laboratory (Brown Neuromotion Lab).Thesis title: Characterizing kinematics of purposeful movement and basic locomotion in rhesus macaques.Worked on the design of custom software in MATLAB for data analysis, devices to collect electromyography data, and experiments to validate the device.

    • Teaching Assistant, Instrumentation Design
      • Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

      Provided guidance and support for students performing the laboratory section of high-level core Biomedical Engineering course.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Academic Coach
      • Aug 2018 - May 2019

      Held coaching sessions with students to discuss effective organizational skills and approaches to university workload and learning techniques.Lectured on workshops aimed at specific themes of student life, such as deciding which classes to take and dealing with rigorous coursework.

    • International Mentoring Program Coordinator
      • Jan 2017 - May 2019

      Organized events and managed operations for mentoring program targeted at incoming international undergraduate students at Brown University, including a 5-day long reception for 300 students and numerous events throughout the academic year.

    • Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Neuroscience
      • Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

      Researched and organized additional information and study aids for students and posted them on the course’s official Canvas website.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Neuroscience
      • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

      Held weekly office hours, group study sessions and biweekly review lectures for students enrolled in the summer program at Brown University (Summer@Brown). Held weekly office hours, group study sessions and biweekly review lectures for students enrolled in the summer program at Brown University (Summer@Brown).

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • May 2017 - Jul 2017

      Adapted and implemented protocols for decision making and social interaction experiments in rats; trained 14 rats in complex behavioral tasks. Worked in Dr. Miguel Nicolelis laboratory. Adapted and implemented protocols for decision making and social interaction experiments in rats; trained 14 rats in complex behavioral tasks. Worked in Dr. Miguel Nicolelis laboratory.

    • Research Assistant
      • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

      Conducted experiments using brain-machine interfaces with visual and tactile feedback with spinal-cord injured patients. The laboratory is part of the Walk Again Project, led by Dr. Miguel Nicolelis. Conducted experiments using brain-machine interfaces with visual and tactile feedback with spinal-cord injured patients. The laboratory is part of the Walk Again Project, led by Dr. Miguel Nicolelis.

Education

  • University of Oxford
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Clinical Neurosciences
    2019 - 2023
  • Brown University
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience
    2015 - 2019

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