A graduate of Master's in Neuroengineering of Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience (IIN-ELS) of 2018, Lorena Andreoli, is the first Brazilian to be accepted into the doctoral program at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST Graduate University), in Japan. She will carry out research in the area of neuroscience over a period of three to five years.
The doctorate of OIST Graduate University has an interdisciplinary proposal. During the first year of the course Andreoli will develop internships in three laboratories of the institution, one of which must be different from your main field of study. Only after this period will the research topic and the doctoral thesis advisor be decided.
To be the first Brazilian accepted into this postgraduate program, Andreoli had to prepare and submit a letter of intent, letters of recommendation from professionals who worked with her in the research, as well as academic transcripts and a resume. Interviews were then conducted. “I am very happy, because it is a new university, but one that is already among the best in Japan. We dream about it, but sometimes we think we can’t do it. I am very grateful to the people at IIN-ELS who taught me that everyone is capable and that science is for everyone!”, says Andreoli.
The impact of learning in the IIN-ELS Master's Degree
Andreoli believes that the experience gained in the IIN-ELS master's degree had a great contribution to his approval for the doctorate at OIST Graduate University. In Macaíba (RN), she had the opportunity to gradually migrate from Psychology, the area in which she graduated, to Neuroengineering. She also learned in practice several topics associated with Neurosciences such as programming, management of experimental models, electronics and programming.
His master's dissertation, defended on February 23, 2018, involved the behavioral and electrophysiological characterization of an experimental model with schizophrenia due to social isolation. Andreoli investigated the model's neural behavior to try to identify abnormalities in the neural pathways associated with the disorder.
Now that Lorena Andreoli has arrived in Japan, her goal is to absorb as much knowledge as possible, develop herself personally and professionally, and meet new people and cultures. However, she is also concerned about the social aspects of this experience. “My higher education was entirely funded with public money. Now that I am living this experience in Japan, I want to find ways to give back by doing something for the community.” good of Brazil and Brazilian science while I am studying for my doctorate”, says Andreoli.
Text: Luiz Paulo Juttel / Ascom – ISD
Photos: Luiz Paulo Juttel / Ascom – ISD
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