Francisco Fernandez De-Miguel

Francisco Fernandez De-Miguel, PhD

"Paco"

Regular Investigador Titular C UNAM, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Mexico, Mexico



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Bio

CURRICULUM VITAE
Francisco Rafael Fernández de Miguel

Professor of Neuroscience
Instituto de Fisiología Celular-Neurociencias

Director of the Laboratories for Science Education in High Schools since 2004.

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Apartado Postal 70-253, C.P. 04510, D.F., México.
Tel. (5255) 622-5622
e-mail: ffernand@ifisiol.unam.mx


Place and date of birth: Monterrey, NL, Mexico, April 15, 1960.

TRAJECTORY
1979 1982 Biology. UNAM.
1984 1986 Master Degree in Neuroscience CINVESTAV, Mexico.
1986 1989 Ph.D. in Neuroscience, CINVESTAV, Mexico.
1989-1992 Research Associate (postdoctoral training) under Prof. John G. Nicholls (FRS). Biocenter. University of Basel, Switzerland.
1992-1997 Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosciences, Institute for Cellular Physiology, UNAM.
1993-2000 Faculty, Neurobiology and Development of the Leech. MBL, Woods Hole, U.S.
1994 Visiting Professor. Biocenter, University of Basel, Switzerland.
1995 Since 1995, member of the “Visiting Lectureship Traveling Program” (VLTP) of International Brain Research Organization (IBRO). Courses in México (1995), Brasil (1998, 2003, 2004), Colombia (2006), Perú (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006) and Bolivia, 2009.
1995-1997 Secretary of the Sociedad Mexicana de Ciencias Fisiológicas.
1998 Visiting Prefessor. Biocenter, University of Basel, Switzerland.
1997 Permanent Position, Department of Biophysics, Institute for Cellular Physiology, UNAM.
2000 Visiting Professor Department of Anatomy and Genetics, Oxford University, England.
2001 Visiting Professor Faculty of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2001 Co-director, IBRO-UNAM School of Neuroscience, México.
2003 – Associate Professor. Department of Biophysics, Institute for Cellular Physiology, UNAM.
2003 Co-director, IBRO-UNAM School of Neuroscience, México.
2003 Director of the “Experimenta” Laboratories for Science Education. Since 2003 until now.
2007-09 Visiting Professor. Department of Neurobiology. Stanford Medical School (Oct. 2007-Jan. 2009). Laboratory of U.J. McMahan.

Neuroscience Sub-Discipline
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience and Modeling
History, Teaching, Public Awareness, and Societal
Neural / Synaptic Structure and Function
Techniques
Analysis of Behavior and Cognition in Humans
Biophysics
Computation, Modeling, and Simulation
Data Analysis and Statistics
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo Monitoring
Optical methods
Species: Invertebrate
Research Areas
History, Education, and Society
Neural Excitability, Synapses and Glia
Techniques

Awards & Fellowships

Award NameAward Participant StatusEnd Date
Award for Education in NeuroscienceWinner12/30/2022
Miledi ParticipantsWinner12/31/2011

SfN Service History

CommitteeTitleMember Status
Miledi Planning CommitteeMemberPast
Government and Public Affairs CommitteeMemberCurrent
Government and Public Affairs CommitteeMemberPast
Government and Public Affairs CommitteeMemberPast