Carlo G. Quintanilla
5025 Collwood blvd, Apt. 2518
San Diego, Ca 92115
Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Aug 2009 San Diego State University
to San Diego, Ca
Present
Undergraduate Biology/psychology major interested in cell/molecular neuroscience.
Cumulative GPA: 3.60
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Jan 2012 Research Assistant
to Behavioral Neuroscience Lab
May 2013 SDSU Psychology Department
May 2013 Research Intern
to Sleep and Circadian Physiology Lab
August 2013 BUSM Anatomy and Neuroscience Department
August 2013 Research Assistant
to Planarian Regeneration Lab
Present SDSU Biology Department
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Jan 2012 Teaching Assistant
to Physiology of Behavior
May 2012 Robert McGivern, Ph.D.
August 2012 Teaching Assistant
to Cognitive Neuroscience
Dec 2012 Robert McGivern, Ph.D.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Aug 2010 Community Assistant/Leasing Consultant
to Dinerstein/Campus Advantage
Aug 2012 San Diego, Ca
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
Cowles, M.W., Stanley, B.N., Omuro, K.C., Quintanilla, C.G., Zayas, R.M. COE loss-of-function analysis reveals a genetic program underlying maintenance and regeneration of the nervous system in planarians. PLoS genetics (IN PRESS)
Castro, N., Driver E., Dudley, J., Godfrey, J., Feretic B., Quintanilla, C.G., Brasser, S.M. “Effects of Insular Cortex Inactivation on Chemosensory Responsiveness to Ethanol.” Presented at the Society for Neuroscience, 2013, New Orleans, LA.
Quintanilla, C.G., Feretic, B., Castro, N., Driver, E., Dudley, J., Godfrey, J., Brasser, S.M. “Inactivation of the Insula Suppresses Chemosensory Cue Reactivity to Ethanol Following Chronic Ethanol Exposure.” Presented at the Student Research Symposium, 2013, San Diego State University.
Quintanilla, C.G., Stankiewicz, A., Zhdanova, I. “Age-Related Differences in Adult Neurogenesis in Zebrafish.” Presented at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Biomedical Students, 2013, Nashville, TN.
Ross, K.G., Cable, K.L., Quintanilla, C.G., Zayas, R.M. “A SoxB1 Gene is Required for Nervous System Regeneration and Function in the Planarian Schmidtea mediterranea.” Presented at the Society for Developmental Biology, 2014, University of Washington.
Quintanilla, C.G., Ross, K.G., Zayas, R.M. “Identification of Motor Neuron Transcription Factors in the Planarian Schmidtea mediterranea.” Presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2014, San Diego State University.
MEMBERSHIPS/HONORS
Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) Scholar 2012-2014
MARC Scholars are sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and National Institutes of General Medical Sciences to conduct biomedical and behavioral research.
William A. Hillix and Terry Cronan Scholarship awarded April of 2013
The William A. Hillix and Terry Cronan Scholarship awarded to outstanding students in Psychology.
Provost Poster Award 2013
Awarded to outstanding poster presentations at San Diego State’s Student Research Symposium.
Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) 2013
SURP is a 10- week research internship sponsored by the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences at Boston University School of Medicine.
Undergraduate Award 2014
Awarded to undergraduate oral/poster presentations for their excellence at San Diego State’s Student Research Symposium.
Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholar 2014-2015
The California Pre-Doctoral program is designed to increase diversity within the pool of university faculty by supporting the doctoral aspirations of students in the CSU.
NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Scholar 2014-2015
Undergraduate research training program sponsored by the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences.
Louis Stroke Alliance for Minority Participation Award 2014-2015
Program aimed at increasing the quantity and quality of underrepresented students in STEM disciplines to successfully matriculate into graduate studies.
Society for Neuroscience (SfN) 2012-2014
Current member of the Society for Neuroscience that meets annually.
Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) 2014
Current member of the Society for Developmental Biology that meets annually.
Fall 2009 SDSU Dean's List: Semester Honors
to San Diego
Spring 2013 Awarded to student who obtain a 3.5 GPA or higher for that semester.
Semesters awarded: Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011,
Spring 2012, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013.