Portal del Investigador
Koyam Morales Weil
Full-time Faculty
Universidad Vina del Mar
Viña del Mar, Chile
My research focuses on understanding the mechanisms underlying neuronal circuit modifications and developing novel technologies to selectively modulate specific synaptic circuits
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Neurocience, UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO. Chile, 2019
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Biology, UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO. Chile, 2013
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Postdoctoral researcher Full Time
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY
Berkeley, Estados Unidos
2020 - 2024
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Academico Full Time
Universidad Viña del Mar
Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida
Viña del Mar, Chile
2024 - At present
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Postdoctoral researcher Full Time
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, Estados Unidos
2020 - 2024
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Faculty Full Time
Universidad Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar, Chile
2024 - At present
Supervised Thesis:
Rachel Woody, 2022. "Neuron Tracking in Evoked Circuits through Analysis of Spike Events and Properties of Neurotransmitter Release." University of California, Berkeley.
Supervisor: Koyam Morales Weil. PI: Chunlei Liu. Faculty Advisor: Robert S. Zucker.
Course Coordinator:
2024 Pathophysiology (Dentistry), Universidad Viña del Mar, Chile.
2024 Senior Seminar (Medical Technology), Universidad Viña del Mar, Chile.
Guest Lecturer:
2019 Anatomy and Physiology (Biomedical civil engineering), Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile.
2019 Physiology II (Medicine), Universidad de O’Higgins, Chile.
2016 - 2017 Applied pharmacology (Obstetrics), Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile.
Teaching Assistant:
2014 Human Instrumentation and Records (Biomedical civil engineering), Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile.
2014 Physiology I (Dentistry), Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile.
2012 Cellular Physiology (Bachelor of Science), Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile.
2012 Physiology of Systems (Bachelor of Science), Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile.
2024 Scientific Talk “¿Como armar un cerebro a control remoto?” Presented at Colegio Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Valparaíso, Chile.
2023 Hosted and supervised underrepresented students via UC Berkeley's NIH ENDURE program. Promoted diversity, equity, and inclusion in the scientific community. USA.
2023 Scientific Talk "Neurotechnologies" at schools with limited access to scientific activities in outlying areas organized by CENFI, Universidad de Valparaíso. Chile.
2023 "Control Neuronal Functions Remotely with Magnetic Fields" at the Mini-Symposium of the “Encuentro de Chilenos en el Área de la Bahía”. USA.
2022 Supervisor for Amgen Scholar program at UC Berkeley, a national initiative providing research opportunities and enhancing graduate admissions competitiveness for underrepresented minority students pursuing science careers. USA.
2017 - 2018 Mentored high school students in week-long internships at summer school labs. Presented and guided at winter schools organized by Núcleo Milenio Numind. Chile.
2014 - 2016 Scientific talk program at EXPLORA CONICYT “1000 Científicos 1000 Aulas”. 4 talks. Chile.
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Young Neuroscientists Symposium Award (YNS2024)
Sociedad Chilena de Neurociencia
Chile, 2024
The Sociedad Chilena de Neurociencia (SCN) calls PhD students, postdocs, and young researchers at initial career stages to participate in the “Young Neuroscientists Symposium” of the Congress. Applicants to this symposium will be selected by contest according to their scientific merits.
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Full Membership in Sigma Xi
The Scientific Research Honor Society
Chile, 2024
An individual who has shown noteworthy achievement as an original investigator in a field of pure or applied science is eligible for election to Full Membership.
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IBRO World Congress Travel Grant Award
International Brain Research Organization
Bélgica, 2023
Travel grants can be instrumental in determining a scientist’s career path, offering an opportunity to discover new fields of neuroscience, gain feedback on one’s own research and establish important connections. The travel grant experience can even play a role in an awardee’s initial decision to enter a neuroscience-related field. By facilitating networking, career advancement, and scientific exchange among early-career scientists from various geographical and demographic backgrounds, IBRO maintains its focus on promoting inclusive, innovative, and excellent brain research worldwide. Many awardees go on to apply for more significant, targeted funding, demonstrating the program’s capacity to serve as a pipeline for excellent individuals from around the world.
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Membership in Society for Neuroscience
Society for Neuroscience
Estados Unidos, 2017
The Society for Neuroscience is the world’s largest organization of scientists and physicians devoted to understanding the brain and the nervous system.
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Beca Asistencia a Eventos y Cursos Cortos para Estudiantes de Doctorado
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
Chile, 2017
El objetivo del concurso es contribuir a la formación de estudiantes de universidades chilenas pertenecientes a Programas de Doctorado acreditados. Folio 8117000
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Beca Asistencia a Eventos y Cursos Cortos para Estudiantes de Doctorado
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
Chile, 2015
l objetivo del concurso es contribuir a la formación de estudiantes de universidades chilenas pertenecientes a Programas de Doctorado acreditados. Folio 81150350.
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Gastos Operacionales para Proyecto de Tesis Doctoral,
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
Chile, 2015
Folio 21140834.
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Doctorate National Fellowship
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
Chile, 2014
BECA DE DOCTORADO NACIONAL tiene por objeto apoyar financieramente a estudiantes de excelencia para iniciar o continuar estudios destinados a la obtención del grado académico de doctor, en programas acreditados. Folio 21140834.
GENERATION AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MICE WITH ALTERED EXPRESSION OF EAAT3=> A MODEL FOR OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER |
Núcleo Milenio Biología de Enfermedades Neuropsiquiátricas (NU-MIND) |
REGULATION OF LONG-TERM PLASTICITY AT INHIBITORY CIRCUITS BY ACETYLCHOLINE=> NEW ROLE OF PARVALBUMIN-POSITIVE INTERNEURONS IN THE HIPPOCAMPAL FUNCTION AND MEMOR |
REGULATION OF INHIBITORY SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY BY ENDOCANNABINOIDS AND ACETYLCHOLINE |
Priming of GABAergic Long-term Potentiation by Muscarinic Receptors |
DOMINGO BONANSCO
Profesor Titular
Instituto de Fisiologia
UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS
Valparaiso, Chile
Koyam Morales
Full-time Faculty
Escuela de ciencias de la Salud
Universidad Vina del Mar
Viña del Mar, Chile