Alicia Guemez Gamoba, Ph.D.

K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
photo of Alicia Guemez Gamoba
Institution
Rockefeller University, New York City, NY
Awarded Project
Role of PDCH12 in Neural Circuit Formation During Brain Development and Disease

Council Dates: October 2014 - May 2015

Independent Position: Northwestern University

Alicia Guemez Gamoba was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Rockefeller University. In the laboratory of Dr. Joseph Gleeson, Alicia explored the function of PCDH12 relevant to neural circuit formation during development and disease, using a combination of human genetics, animal and stem cell disease models. Alicia earned her PhD in Neuroscience in the University of California, San Diego and her B.S. in Biology from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Currently, Dr. Guemez Gamboa is an Assistant Professor of Physiology at Northwestern University.