About

Background

I studied psychology in Tijuana, focusing on neuropsychology and psychometrics. For my master's in neurobiology at UNAM, I studied changes in brain connectivity after transcranial magnetic stimulation in people with cocaine dependence.

Since 2020 I have been at the Montreal Neurological Institute, supervised by D. Louis Collins. The work is methodological: automated segmentation pipelines, normative models of brain structure, and quality-control tools for large multi-site MRI studies, most of it centred on the hippocampus and lateral ventricles as markers of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease.

Education

2026

PhD in Neurosciences Montreal Neurological Institute & McGill University

2020

Master of Science in Neurobiology Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) & Instituto de Neurobiología (INB) · Graduated with Honors

2016

Licenciatura (BSc) in Psychology Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) · Highest Honors

2014

Semester Abroad Universidad de Salamanca

Honours

2020 – 2023

Differential Fee Waiver, McGill IPN

2020

IPN Entrance Award

2020

"Alfonso Caso" Medal

2017 – 2019

CONACYT Graduate Fellowship

2019

UNAM Support for Mobility

2019

CONACYT Mobility Fellowship

2016

EGEL-CENEVAL Excellence Award