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Name:
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Marian Sepúlveda
Orengo
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Hometown:
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Ponce, PR
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Degree(s):
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B.S. Industrial
Biotechnology
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
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Honors & Awards:
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First place,
poster presentation at PSM’s 5th
Scientific
Conference: Extinction of Fear
Conditioning Induces Synaptic Plasticity
in the Infralimbic Cortex
(June 2009)
Ivan G. Vidal
Foundation Fellowship (August 2008)
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Entered PhD program:
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2008
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Year(s) in RISE Program:
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3
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Mentors:
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Dr. Caroline
Appleyard (RISE)
Dr. James Porter (research lab mentor)
Darah Fontanez (student mentor)
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Research interests: |
Neuroscience
(extinction of conditioned fear) |
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