Dr. Caesar Hernandez, Nanomedicine ,Best Researcher Award
Dr. Caesar Hernandez at The University of Alabama at Birmingham,United States Korea
Author Profile
🎓 Education
- 2018: PhD in Medical Sciences, Concentration in Neuroscience, University of Florida
- Thesis: “Circuit and Molecular Mechanisms of Altered Decision Making in Aging” (Advisors: Dr. Jennifer Lynn Bizon and Dr. Barry Setlow)
- 2014: MS in Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University
- Thesis: “Methionine Reductase Sulfoxide (Msr) Deficiency Leads to a Reduction of Dopamine Levels in Drosophila” (Advisors: Dr. David Binninger and Dr. Herbert Weissbach)
- 2011: BS in Biological Sciences with a Minor in Biotechnology, Magna Cum Laude, Florida Atlantic University
- 2009: AA in Biology, Palm Beach State College
🏫 Professional and Research Experience
- 2023-Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- 2022-2023: Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratories of Dr. Lynn Dobrunz, Dr. Peter King, and Dr. Lori McMahon, Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- 2020-2022: Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Dr. Lori McMahon, Department of Cellular, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- 2019-2020: Postdoctoral Associate, Laboratories of Dr. Barry Setlow and Dr. Jennifer L. Bizon, Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, University of Florida
- 2014-2018: Graduate Research Assistant, Laboratories of Dr. Jennifer L. Bizon and Dr. Barry Setlow, Departments of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, University of Florida
- 2012-2014: Graduate Research Assistant, Laboratory of Dr. David Binninger, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University
- 2012-2014: Lab Manager, Laboratory of Dr. Herbert Weissbach, Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Florida Atlantic University
🏅 Research Grants and Fellowships
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00): Research on the impact of normative aging and Alzheimer’s disease on fear-based disorders and amygdala dysfunction
- NIH T32 Interdisciplinary Training in Pathobiology and Rehabilitation Medicine
- McKnight Predoctoral Fellowship, Florida Education Fund
- Tillman Military Scholarship, Pat Tillman Foundation
- Honorably Discharged Graduate Assistant Scholarship, University of Florida
🌟 Academic and Professional Awards
- 1st Place Presentation for Postdoctoral Research Day, UAB’s Postdoctoral Office of Education (2022, 2021)
- 3rd Place Award for Trainee Talk Session, Comprehensive Neuroscience Center Retreat (2022)
- Neuroscience Scholars Program Enrichment Fund, Society for Neuroscience (2020, 2019)
- Silver Award, College of Medicine Medical Guild Graduate Research Competition (2018)
- Cluff Award for Aging Research, Leighton E. Cluff Endowment and The Institute for Learning in Retirement at Oak Hammock (2018)
- William G. Luttge Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Neuroscience (2018)
- Travel Awards, McKnight Brain Institute and International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (2018)
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