Esther Rodriguez Flores

esther.rodriguez-flores@bcf.uni-freiburg.de

Research Topics

• Studying the influence of changes in the spatial distribution of neurons and neurites in their network connectivity
• Analyze the synaptic input into individual neurons during the network activities on Microelectrode Arrays
• Studying the citoplasmatic calcium dynamics with the genetically encoded calcium indicators GCaMP6

Techniques

• Dissociated cortex cultures
• Viral vector transduction
• Calcium imaging
• Microelectrode Array recordings
• Patch Clamp
• Electrophysiological data analysis

Academic Background

• Since 10/2018: PhD student at University of Freiburg & Bernstein Center Freiburg, group Prof. Ulrich Egert
• 07/2017: M.Sc. in neuroscience and biotechnology. University of Valencia, Spain
• 07/2015: B.Sc. in Biology. University of Valencia, Spain