Behavioral and Developmental Neuroscientist
Mentor and Advocate
CV
Here you can find details about my academic trajectory, honors and awards and involvement in academic and leadership activities.
EDUCATION AND POSITIONS
2017 - Present
NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Postdoctoral Fellow, Neuroscience Institute
Supervisor: Dr. Dayu Lin
Investigate the neuronal substrates and circuitry for innate behaviors in the limbic system.
May-August 2017
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Neuroscience
Research Supervisor: Dr. Joshua Corbin
Analyze the role of distinct medial amygdala neuronal subpopulations during innate behaviors.
2012-2017
The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Doctor of Philosophy, Neuroscience Track, Molecular Medicine Program
Institute for Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Joshua Corbin
Embryonic transcription factor expression predicts neuronal identity and postnatal innate behavioral activation patterns in the limbic system.
2008-2012
University of Toronto, St. George Campus, Toronto, ON, Canada
Honours Bachelor of Science with Distinction: Psychology Specialist, Neuroscience Major
Undergraduate Thesis Advisor: Dr. Joanne Rovet
Cortical thickness and surface area abnormalities in children with maternal hypothyroidism.
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH FUNDING
2021-2026
NIMH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
Title: Developmental and circuit mechanisms for innate social behaviors in the medial amygdala.
2019-2021
Leon Levy Fellowship in Neuroscience
Title: Developmentally defined neuronal substrates and circuitry for innate behavior processing.
AWARDS and HONORS
2022
Society for Neuroscience Trainee Professional Development Award
2022
GRC Optogenetics Excellence in Citizenship Award
2022
The Rockefeller University Exceptional Postdoctoral Scientist Award
2016
AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science: 3 years of sponsored membership in AAAS
2016
Inductee to the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
2015
GWU Research Day- Poster Presentation Award
2012
Father Madden Student Leadership Award, St Michael’s College at the University of Toronto
2012
Honours Bachelor of Science with Distinction
SELECTED/INVITED TALKS
* denotes competitive extramural trainee/postdoctoral seminar series
^ denotes invited talk from conference abstract
* UCLA Seminars by Young Neuroscience Citizen Scholars (SYNCS), University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
03/2023
* Emerging Leaders in Neuroscience Seminar Series, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
10/2022
^ Gordon Research Seminar on Optogenetic Approaches to Understanding Neural Circuits and Behavior, Newry, ME
07/2022
* Exceptional Science Scholars Workshop, Rockefeller University, New York, NY
06/2022
* Carney Institute’s Brain Science External Postdoc Seminar Series (BrainExPo), Brown University, Providence, RI
04/2022
03/2022
* Early Career Colloquium, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Translational Research in Progress Seminar, Department of Medicine & Division of Translational Medicine, NYU Langone Health, NY
02/2021
^ Wiring the Brain Conference, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
04/2017
^ Gordon Research Seminar on Amygdala in Health and Disease, Easton, MA
08/2015
GW 5th Annual Neuroscience Symposium- “Evolving Brains: Genomes, Connectomes, and Diversity”, Washington, DC
05/2015
PUBLICATIONS
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jweqLI8AAAAJ&hl=en
Check out my full publication list
LEADERSHIP and CONTRIBUTIONS TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY and INCLUSION (selected)
Gordon Research Seminar: Hypothalamus
Co-Chair
2024
Undergraduate Research Training in Neuroscience Program (URTNP) hosted by NYU Langone’s Neuroscience Institute
Co-founder, planning coordinator, and selection committee member Oversaw and organized activities for the summer program
2021-2023
‘CoNNExINS (Colloquium at NYU for networking: extramural for invited neuroscience students)’ the first extramural symposium for external graduate students from diverse backgrounds at NYU Langone’s Neuroscience Institute Organization committee member (21,22) and selection committee member (21) Panelist during the event (21,22)
2021,2022
GRFP fellowship and Graduate school panel for the URTNP
Organizer and moderator
2021,2022
Neuroscience Institute Diversity and Inclusion Committee
at NYU Langone Elected Postdoctoral member
2021,2022
SPiNES Committee member
at NYU Langone’s Neuroscience Institute Member of the selection committee for extramural postdoc seminar series
2018-2021
Institute for Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student Association (IBSGSA) Co-President
2015-2017
Sharing our Success Event -Panelist
Shared my experience with middle and high school girls interested in STEM
2017
Girls in Technology Mentor-Protégé Program
Mentor for high school girls interested in STEM
2016-2017
Psychology Students’ Association at the University of Toronto Coordinator (2009-2011) and Co-President (2011-2012)
2009-2012
OTHER ACTIVITIES
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
2014-Present
Society for Neuroscience- National Chapter
2016-2017
Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society- Student Member
EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE
2022-Present
Reviewer (invited): Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
2021-Present
Review Editor on the Editorial board for Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience- Behavioral Neuroscience Archive
2018-Present
Reviewer (with PI): Nature Neuroscience, Journal of Neuroscience, Neuron
Co-Founder of Inkblot-The Undergraduate Journal of Psychology- University of Toronto
2014-Present
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2014-2016
Human Physiology Laboratory Course-GWU: Graduate Teaching Assistant (~20 students)
2014-2016
Human Physiology Course- GWU: Guest Lecturer (~100 students)
Graduate Teaching Assistant Certification course at GWU
2014
MENTORING EXPERIENCE
Julieta has mentored 12 students at the undergraduate, graduate and research associate level. Multiple of her mentees have received the prestigious Dean's Undergraduate Research Fund (DURF) to pursue their research projects in the lab.