Years of professional experience
Luis Miguel Rivera Pérez, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ponce,PR
Summary
Interdisciplinary neuroscientist with 10 years of experience using advanced techniques to study neuronal excitability mechanisms in the brain.
Led and completed projects in small- and large-scale team settings.
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Work History
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ponce Health Sciences University
01.2023 - Current
- Using in vivo and in vitro fluorescence imaging, cell culture and molecular assays to characterize the effects of daily restraint stress on ovarian cancer tumor growth and immune profile of the hypothalamus in mice
- Graduate Research Experience
- Cholinergic Modulation of VIP Neurons in the Auditory Midbrain and its Impact on the Excitability of Thalamic Neurons
- Applied advanced electrophysiology, pharmacology, and imaging techniques to uncover a novel mechanism for modulation of neurons in the auditory pathway.
Graduate Student Researcher
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
08.2017 - 07.2023
Thesis Project: Cholinergic Modulation of VIP Neurons in the Auditory Midbrain and its Impact on the Excitability of Thalamic Neurons
Applied advanced electrophysiology, pharmacology, and imaging techniques to uncover a novel mechanism for modulation of neurons in the auditory pathway.
Graduate Student Instructor
University of Michigan
01.2020
- Taught lectures and review sessions for a Masters-level Neurophysiology course
- Summer Research Program Mentor
- Mentored 2 Summer interns (2019 and 2022) at the University of Michigan to complete and present research projects for the Neuroscience Graduate Program
- Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Mentor – University of Michigan
- Mentored 2 undergraduate students at the University of Michigan for a full year and completed 2 different research projects that led to 2 manuscripts.
Otolaryngology Grand Rounds – University of Michigan
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Participated in Grand Rounds meetings with physicians to further involvement and develop understanding of translational research and clinical approaches
- Teaching and Mentorship Experience
Education
PhD - Neuroscience
University of Michigan
2023
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Puerto Rico – Ponce
2016
Skills
Patch-clamp brain slice electrophysiology (Rat and mouse models)
Tissue sectioning (Fixed tissue, frozen tissue, live tissue)
Immunohistochemistry (mouse brain tissue)
In situ hybridization (RNAscope)
Confocal Microscopy (Leica TCS SP8 laser scanning confocal microscope)
Science communication (written and oral)
Bilingual (English and Spanish)
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
On-SiteImportant To Me
Company CultureWork-life balanceCareer advancementHealthcare benefitsAccomplishments
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research – 2020 – 2023
Advance Research Training in Otolaryngology Program – 2018 - 2020
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention – 2019
Publications
Kwapiszewski, J. T., Rivera-Perez, L. M., & Roberts, M. T. (2023). Cholinergic Boutons are distributed along the dendrites and Somata of VIP neurons in the inferior colliculus. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10162-022-00885-9
Rivera-Perez, L. M., Kwapiszewski, J. T., & Roberts, M. T. (2021). α3β4∗ nicotinic acetylcholine receptors strongly modulate the excitability of VIP neurons in the mouse inferior colliculus. Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fncir.2021.709387
Montgomery, J. E., Wiggin, T. D., Rivera-Perez, L. M., Lillesaar, C., & Masino, M. A. (2015, October 30). Intraspinal serotonergic neurons consist of two, temporally distinct populations in developing zebrafish. Devel Neurobio Developmental Neurobiology, 76(6), 673-687. doi:10.1002/dneu.22352
Timeline
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ponce Health Sciences University
01.2023 - Current
Graduate Student Instructor
University of Michigan
01.2020
Otolaryngology Grand Rounds – University of Michigan
01.2018 - 01.2020
Graduate Student Researcher
University of Michigan
08.2017 - 07.2023
PhD - Neuroscience
University of Michigan
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Puerto Rico – Ponce
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