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Alondra Escobar

I build tools to understand our brain 🧠

Neuroscientist · Microscopist · Bioinformatics · Brain Computer Interfaces

Mouse brain development across timepoints

Wet Lab

Some of the bioengineering tools I use and develop.

Immunofluorescence

In vivo Voltage Indicators

Neuron Culture

Custom microscopy

Brain Dissection

Single neuron tracking

Transfection of live cells

Light-Sheet · 3D Imaging

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About Me

I’m an interdisciplinary scientist building experimental and computational platforms at the intersection of neuroscience, optics, and genomics. I develop custom imaging instruments, run in vivo genetic experiments, and build bioinformatics pipelines from the bench to the codebase.

Neuroscience & Optical Methods: Calcium imaging · GEVIs · Optogenetics · In vivo rodent experiments · Transgenic mouse generation · Light-sheet microscopy

Molecular & Cell Biology: CRISPR genome editing · Cloning · Vector design · Neuron culture · Viral vectors · Immunofluorescence · qPCR

Genomics & Sequencing: NGS library prep · RNAseq · CUT&RUN · MethylSeq · ATACseq

Computational: NGS workflows · GUI & API development · MATLAB · R · Python

Education

Ph.D. Bioengineering

Rice University

Advised by Dr. Laura Lavery

Dissertation: Methylation mechanisms in mammalian brain development for neurodegenerative conditions.

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