About Me

Hi I am Sofia Skromne Carrasco :wave:,
Currently a PhD Candidate at McGill University studying the Head-Direction system in freely-moving mice :compass: :mouse2: Specialising in electrophysiology and calcium imaging and skilled in data analysis and visualization using Python. I am conscientious and self-motivated with sound critical thinking and decision-making skills.

in vivo Electrophysiology

100%

Chronic silicon probe implant
Chronic tetrode implant
Optogenetic manipulations
Freely-moving recordings
Head-fixed recordings
Sleep recordings

in vivo Calcium Imaging

100%

Viral injections & GRIN lens implant
1-photon Miniscope longitudinal recordings
UCLA V4 Miniscope assembly

Python Skills

60%

Matplotlib
Numpy
Pandas

Languages 🌍

Spanish [Fluent]

100%

English [Fluent]

100%

French [Advanced]

85%

PhD Candidate, McGill University

2019 — present

Doctoral candidate at the Peyrache Lab, studying the head-direction system - the brain's internal compass - in freely-moving rodents. My research leverages electrophysiological and calcium imaging ('Miniscope') implants to study neuronal activity as animals learn and explore different environments. This has led me to develop skills such as fast and efficient decision-making and problem-solving, as well as analysis and visualization of the data acquired.

Honours Bachelor of Science, University of Toronto

2015 — 2019

I obtained my Honours Bachelor of Science degree with high distinction from the University of Toronto, majoring in both Neuroscience and Biochemistry, with a minor in French. During my degree, I received extensive experimental training in basic techniques used in biology and chemistry labs. This built organizational and time-management skills that are directly applicable to any experimental work. I also volunteered in two neuroscience labs during my undergrad and conducted my own behavioural experiments to write my undergraduate thesis, which further honed my time-management skills.