Experience

Institute of Physiology, the Czech Academy of Sciences

• Czechia
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Assistant

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  The role of frontotemporal cross-talk in cognitive coordination and flexibility deficits in schizophrenia: an optogenetic approach. Goal: We seek to determine the causal role of the hippocampal-prefrontal network in schizophrenia as related to coordinating cognitive control and behavioral flexibility. Moreover, to investigate the causative role of frontotemporal synchrony and theta driven network coherence we will control (optogenetic stimulation/inhibition) PV+ interneuron activity in real time while freely-moving and behaving rodents engage in coordination and flexibility tasks.



University of Toyama

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • May 2016 - Apr 2017

  Post Doc Research with a project about the role of intragastric self-administration of sweet and umami flavors on the striatal neuronal activity measured by in vivo single unit recordings.

• Postdoc Research Fellow

  • Apr 2015 - Apr 2016

  JSPS Overseas Research Fellowship of 1 year (short term). Role of a self-intrgastric admistration in a new pre-clinic paradigm of dry-licking operant behavior. Investigation on the "gut-brain dopamine axis" hypotehses.



Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Applicate e Biotecnologiche Università L'Aquila

• L'Aquila, Italia

• Scientific Collaborator

  • Apr 2013 - Mar 2015

  Collaboratore Universitario presso Università di L'Aquila per i corsi di Neurofisiologia della Memoria e Neurobiologia della Tossicodipendenza. Collaboratore Universitario presso Università di L'Aquila per i corsi di Neurofisiologia della Memoria e Neurobiologia della Tossicodipendenza.



CABIMER

• Spain
• Biotechnology Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Postdoc Intern

  • May 2014 - Sep 2014

  Application of several biochemical techniques and behavioral approaches in order to study cell therapy with GABAergic neuronal progenitors for epilepsy treatment. Application of several biochemical techniques and behavioral approaches in order to study cell therapy with GABAergic neuronal progenitors for epilepsy treatment.



Fondazione Santa Lucia

• Italy
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Research Fellow

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2013

  Post-Doc research activity with exploratory experiments on intracerebral (nucleus accumbens and pre-frontal cortex) infusions of cathecholamine agonist and antagonist drugs in the brain of a mouse models of compulsive chocolate seeking behaviour. Post-Doc research activity with exploratory experiments on intracerebral (nucleus accumbens and pre-frontal cortex) infusions of cathecholamine agonist and antagonist drugs in the brain of a mouse models of compulsive chocolate seeking behaviour.



Fondazione Santa Lucia - Università L'Aquila

• Roma - L'Aquila

• PhD in Biochemical Sciences and Neuroscience

  • Jan 2008 - Apr 2013

  Pre-clinic research of Psychobiology of Addiction and Neurobiology of Eating Disorders. Very good knowledge of behavioural approaches (Classic and Operant Conditioning on mice models of addiction and eating Disorders). Good knowledge of “in vivo” biochemical analysis techniques in cerebral structures on laboratory animals (Intra-cerebral Microdialysis and HPLC), and “ex vivo” biochemical analysis techniques (RT-PCR). Construction of handmade microdialysis probe (for rats and mice). Handling of mice and rats (inbred strains). Ability with statistic software (SuperANOVA, SPSS, R) and a software for behavioural analysis (VideoTracking, Noldus EthoVision); Ability with behavioural test as “T” maze, Morris Water Maze, Conditioned Place Preference(CPP); Conditioned Suppression Paradigm, Skinner Box. Ability with stereotaxis apparatus (implanting probes, local infusion or co-infusion of pharmacological substances).



Università degli Studi di L'Aquila - Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Applicate e Biotecnologiche

• PhD

  • 2009 - 2013



Università degli studi di L'Aquila

• L'Aquila, Italia

• University Tutor (Italian law 170/2003)

  • Mar 2010 - Jul 2011

  Collaboration with The University of L'Aquila, consisting of coordination between students and Department of Psychology. In particular, to provide information to students about courses; to cure the communications between students and University's Departments; monitoring students 'careers; function of personalized support to learning. Collaboration with The University of L'Aquila, consisting of coordination between students and Department of Psychology. In particular, to provide information to students about courses; to cure the communications between students and University's Departments; monitoring students 'careers; function of personalized support to learning.



Universidade de Brasília

• Brazil
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD fellowship

  • Apr 2010 - Jun 2010

  Mission of study abroad with Re.Co.Te.S.C.C. European Fellowship with a project called “Effects of the emotional responses on phisiological substrates of nervous system: study of potentials event-related measured by EEG”, in the Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience of University of Brasilia, DF, Brazil. Mission of study abroad with Re.Co.Te.S.C.C. European Fellowship with a project called “Effects of the emotional responses on phisiological substrates of nervous system: study of potentials event-related measured by EEG”, in the Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience of University of Brasilia, DF, Brazil.