This is my professional resume at a glance.
You can download my detailed CV here.
I’m working to advance our knowledge of the brain- with a particular focus on sensory information processing. I am also passionate about equity-minded education accessibility, science communication, and lifestyle blogging.
Education
University of California, Los Angeles
2021-
University of California, San Diego
2016-2020
Ph.D. Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
B.S
Physiology and Neuroscience,
Minor in Business with emphasis in Organizational Behavior
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Nedelescu H, Wagner GE, De Ness GL, Carroll A, Kerr T, Wang J, Zhang S, Chang S, Than A, Emerson N, Suto N, Weiss. CBD suppresses cocaine seeking and associated neuronal activation in a cell type specific manner with a distinct U-shaped dose-response profile. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science.
Nedelescu H, Wagner GE, Than A, Buczynski MW, Azuma S, Mayford M, Hope BT, Weiss F, Suto N. Afferent-specific neurochemical profiling of BLA->NAc neuronal ensembles that mediate opioid approach and avoidance behavior. (in press).
Nedelescu H, Wagner GE, Than A, Carroll A, Hope BT, Glaser J, Weiss F, Suto N. Promotion and suppression of drug seeking are linked to distinct afferent ensembles to the medial prefrontal cortex (in prep).
Prior Research
Research Assistant at The Scripps Research Institute
(2020-2021)
Neuroscience Lab of Dr. Nobuyoshi Suto and Dr. Friedbert Weiss studying neurobiological basis of addiction and developing a 3D brain-wide profiling system for rats.
Research Intern at The Scripps Research Institute
(2019 – 2020)
Neuroscience Lab of Dr. Nobuyoshi Suto providing technical assistance in immunohistochemical tissue processing and lab maintenance.
Research Assistant at California Smokers’ Helpline
(2017 – 2018)
SQL data collection of smoking relapse behaviors and telecommunications with clients receiving different smoking cessation interventions.
Mentorship
Graduate Student Reader
(2022- )
Providing resources, resume support, and mentorship for Life Science undergraduates with their career development in STEM fields.
College Readiness Coach at California Student Opportunity and Access Program
(2019 – 2020)
Empowering low-income, first-generation, and/or undocumented students to achieve social mobility through higher education.
Tutor at TRIO Student Support Services Program
(2017 – 2019)
Physics, Biochemistry, and Physiology tutoring for UCSD students who are low-income, first-generation college students and/or students with disabilities.
Mentor at Triton Community Leadership Institute
(2017 – 2018)
One-on-one mentoring to boost retention and seminar facilitation in relation to diversity and social justice issues to UCSD incoming first generation college students.
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