Graduate Research Associate
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Irene Mena-Palomo, MSc The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
I was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. I got my bachelor's degree in Biology at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid and then I did a Master's in Cell Biology and Genetics obtaining the degree from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and the Universidad de Alcala de Henares. My thesis to obtain my bachelor's and master's degree focused on chromosome segregation during male meiosis in mice. Afterwards, I won an international fellowship at the University of Birmingham where I worked on a research project to study the effect of cisplatin on meiosis using Daphnia magna as an animal model. My dream has always been focused on studying the brain and now, I have the great opportunity to work in neurosciences under the supervision of Dr. Maria Ariza. My graduate student project focuses on studying the effect of herpesvirus proteins on the blood brain barrier integrity, microglia function and Alzheimer´s Disease. At the same time, I'm a vicepresident of ECUSA_Midwest a non profit organization that helps Spanish scientists and technologists in the U.S. to succeed.