Blanca I. Aldana

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Education:

-PhD in Biomedical Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Graduated with Honors.

- BSc in Biomedical Research, UNAM, Graduated with Honors.

 

Professional Affiliations:

- 2024-present: Head of Research Section-Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Dept. of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen (UCPH).

- 2022-present: Associate Professor, Group leader of the NeuroMetabolism Research Group, UCPH.

- 2019-2022: Assistant Professor, UCPH.

- 2014-2018: Visiting Scientist/Postdoc, UCPH.

- 2014: Research Assistant, Centre for Research and Advanced Studies, Mexico.

- 2013-2014: Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences, Anahuac University, Mexico.

 

Experiences and Assignments:

- Head of Research Section-Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology.

- Head of NeuroMetabolism Research group at ILF.

- Member of the Drug Research Academy (2022-).

- Member of Neuroscience Academy Denmark-Neuroinflammation column (2022-).

- Communication responsible for the Metabolism and Inflammation Research Cluster, ILF.

 

Awards and Honours:

- 2024: Alzheimer-forskningsfonden Research Prize.

- 2023: Nominated as Teacher of the Year, University of Copenhagen.

- 2023: Emerging Investigator Award, International Society for Neurochemistry.

- 2020: IBRO Early Career Award.

- 2016: Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Grant for postdoctoral stays in Europe and America.

- 2015: CONACyT award for postdoctoral stays in Europe.

- 2009-2013: CONACyT Grant award for PhD studies.

- 2008: PAPIIT Award, UNAM.

Teaching Roles:

- Supervised and mentored Postdocs, PhD students, MSc students, BSc students, and other research trainees.

Main current courses-

- Course director and teacher in Farmaceutisk biologi, University of Copenhagen.

- Teacher in “In-Vitro Techniques in Biochemistry and Pharmacology,” UCPH.

- MSc course Principles of Pharmacology, MSc Neuroscience Program, UCPH.

- Lector of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences.