Portal del Investigador
David Marcel Baum
Postdoctoral Researcher
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Since 2019, I am studying the modulation of memories in humans. In 2021, I created a company (Helment) in neurotechnologies, specifically based on the principle of Targeted Memory Reactivation. [Psychobiology, Neurophysiology, Biomedical engineering]
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Neurophysiology, UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE-PARIS VI. Francia, 2018
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Stem cell biology, UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE-PARIS VI. Francia, 2014
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Cell biology and Biochemistry, UNIVERSITE DE CERGY-PONTOISE. Francia, 2012
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PhD student Full Time
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM)
Université Pierre et Marie Curie
Paris, Francia
2014 - 2019
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Student Tutor Part Time
UNIVERSITE DE CERGY-PONTOISE
Sciences et Technologies
Cergy-Pontoise, Francia
2011 - 2012
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Profesor Asistente Part Time
UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE-PARIS VI
Paris, Francia
2014 - 2014
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Postdoctoral Researcher Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
2020 - A la fecha
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PhD Full Time
UMRS 1158 INSERM UPMC Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique
Paris, Francia
2014 - 2018
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Teaching assistant Part Time
Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris VI
Paris, Francia
2014 - 2014
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Professor for German Part Time
Goethe Institut de Santiago
Santiago, Chile
2018 - 2018
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Research Internee Full Time
Collège de France - CNRS/UMR 7241 Inserm U1050
Paris, Francia
2013 - 2014
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Research Internee Full Time
EA 1391 ERRMECe
Cergy-Pontoise, Francia
2012 - 2012
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Research Internee Full Time
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Hauttumorzentrum
Berlin, Alemania
2011 - 2011
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Assistant Researcher Full Time
Institute for Biological and Medical Engineering - Pontifícia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
2019 - A la fecha
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Investigator Full Time
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
2019 - A la fecha
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Technical Director (CTO) Other
Helment (Brain Machine Wellness solutions SpA)
Santiago, Chile
2021 - A la fecha
- Accreditation for Human Subjects Research (HSR) from Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) (License ID 31620645) (2019)
- Accreditation for Animal Experimentation from Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI (2015)
- Research scholarship from the French Society of Sleep Research and Medicine (SFRMS) (Oct. 2017 – Sep. 2018)
- State scholarship from the French Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Oct. 2014 – Sep. 2017)
- Obtained Bilingual High School graduation (AbiBac for French and German) (2009)
- Fluent in 4 languages: German (native), French (bilingual), English (fluent), Spanish (professional level)
- Creator of an algorithm for automated sleep staging and modulation of memories in humans, currently under patent study with the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and commercialized by my company Helment
- Server management and maintenance: GNU/Linux; MS Windows
- Programming: Python; MathWorks MATLAB; C++
- Data analysis: EEGLAB; Fieldtrip; Brainstorm; Hume; Somnologica; Curry8
- Writing and presenting: MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel); LibreOffice (Writer, Presentation, Spreadsheet); Google Docs; GraphPad Prism
- Image acquisition and processing: Adobe Illustrator; ImageJ; Bright field and laser microscopy; Confocal microscopy (Leica)
- Human experimentation: Subject recruitment; Long-term protocols in Psychobiology; Overnight electrophysiological recordings; Data analysis and statistics
- Animal experimentation: Isolation of mouse embryos (from E3.5 to new born); Chicken embryo outgrowth; Brain, skin and retina isolation; Transcardiac perfusion; Polygraphic sleep analysis; Brain isolation and cartography
- Cell and Molecular biology: Cell trans-/infection; Work with oncogenic retroviruses; Human primary cells and cell lines (security level 2); Isolation and derivation of embryonic stem cells; In vitro characterization and differentiation; Cell attachment assay; Real-time qPCR; Western blot; Immunohistochemistry; Immunofluorescence
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First price for Poster Teasing
17th annual meeting of the Doctoral School 394
Francia, 2016
1 minute, NO RULES!
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Thesis scholarship from the French Society of Sleep Research and Medicine
Société Française de Recherche et Médecine du Sommeil (SFRMS)
Francia, 2017
For my work during my PhD, the SFRMS awarded me with a thesis scholarship that is given annually to one candidate only.
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State scholarship from the French Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
French Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Chile, 2014
The French Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research awarded me with a three year scholarship for my PhD proposal (2014 - 2017)
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FONDECYT POSTDOCTORADO 2020
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
Chile, 2020
Winner of a postdoctoral research sponsorship by the ANID
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Premio Público
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Chile, 2021
The idea to bring my research activities to the Chilean market won the public votes in the Brain Chile competition in 2021.
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Corfo Semilla Inicia
Corfo
Chile, 2022
The prototype of automated memory modulation in humans won the Corfo Semilla Inicia in 2022.
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Falling Wall Labs Chile
Falling Wall Labs Chile
Chile, 2022
In the Chilean instance of the global Falling Walls Lab competition, the idea of automated memory modulation in humans won the 3rd price.
David Baum
Postdoctoral Researcher
Instituto de Ingeniería Biológica y Médica
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile