Advancing excellence through faculty diversity

Patricia Salgado Pirbhoy

Education:

B.S., Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine; M.S., Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine; Ph.D., Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine

Dissertation:

Phosphorylation of ribosomal protein S6 as a mechanism to regulate translation at activated synapses

Thesis Advisor:

Oswald Steward, Professor of Neurobiology & Behavior, University of California, Irvine

Research Topic:

Targeted inhibition of hyper-excitable networks contributing to auditory hypersensitivity in Fragile X Syndrome

Mentor:

Devin Binder, Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Iryna Ethell, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, University of California, Riverside

Current Position:

Associate Specialist, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine