Mentor Directory

Name Email Address Affiliation Position Current work
Alejandro Almarza, PhD alejandro.almarza@pitt.edu University of Pittsburgh Faculty Osteoarthritis pain in rat models and human patients.
Stephanie Correa, PhD stephaniecorrea@ucla.edu UCLA Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology Faculty I am a neuroendocrinologist studying how estrogen signaling modulates the neural circuits that control energy balance.
Alicia Guemez-Gamboa, PhD alicia.guemez@northwestern.edu Department of Neuroscience, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. Faculty The main objective of our lab is to identify and investigate novel molecular bases of cell-cell communication that control fate and circuit assembly during human development and disease.
Sergio Iñiguez, PhD sdiniguez@utep.edu University of Texas at El Paso Faculty Using rodents as a model system, my laboratory investigates the long-term neurobehavioral effects of psychotropic medication and/or stress exposure across the lifespan.
Claudia López Lloreda, PhD clopezlloreda@gmail.com The Transmitter, Simons Foundation Reporter I did my PhD in neuroscience, and now I am working as a science journalist covering neuroscience news.
Beatriz Luna, PhD lunab@upmc.edu University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry Faculty We use multimodal neuroimaging to understand the brain mechanisms that support the normative transition from adolescence to adulthood.
Diego Mendoza-Halliday, PhD diegomendoza@pitt.edu Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh Faculty My lab studies the neuronal mechanisms underlying the maintenance and manipulation of mental representations in working memory and their contribution to other cognitive functions.
Paige Miranda, PhD paige@thetransmitter.org The Transmitter  Audience development associate, science journalist, and producer I build partnerships between The Transmitter and other neuroscience organizations and communities. I am also a science journalist and podcast producer. Happy to chat about all things science journalism and audio!
Francisco J. Rivera Rosario francisco@thetransmitter.org The Transmitter  Associate editor, opinion and community In my role as an editor at The Transmitter, I edit scientist-written essays, write Launch, our monthly newsletter for early-career researchers and develop resources for the community, like our neuroscience conferences and courses calendars.
Víctor Manuel Suárez Casanova, PhD victordamiensuarez@icloud.com Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP Staff Scientist Dr. Víctor Manuel Suárez Casanova assists Choate’s life sciences clients by utilizing his background in neuroscience and biotechnology to help with the preparation and prosecution of domestic and foreign patent applications, as well as freedom-to-operate and patentability analyses.