About

Hi! I’m Bernardo, an undergraduate student in the Genomic Sciences B.S. programme at the Center for Genome Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). My research and my education are all grounded in the idea that the study and understanding of neurodevelopmental genomics is capable of generating a positive impact and improving people’s quality of life.

My background and history

When I was in highschool I received the second place in the area of Health Sciences, Field Research modality, Local category in the XXIX University Contest, UNAM’s Science Fair. Then, after finishing high school, I got enrolled in the Biology B.S. programme at the Sciences Faculty, UNAM for one year. Later on, I got accepted in the Genomic Sciences B.S. programme in which I have had the opportunity to get involved in metagenomics, bionanotechnology, protein engineering, neuroimmunology human populations genomics research lines. More recently, I got accepted in the Vienna BioCenter Summer School for the 2024’s summer period.

My research experience

I use computational methods and bioinformatics to automatize processes and analyze experimental data.

Institute of Biotechnology, UNAM | Lorenzo Patrick Segovia-Forcella Lab | Undergraduate researcher | January 2023 - February 2024

Institute of Chemistry, UNAM | Armando Hernández-García’s Lab | Undergraduate researcher | June 2023 - Present

Institute of Biotechnology, UNAM | Leonor Pérez-Gustavo Pedraza’s Lab | Undergraduate researcher | August 2023 - Present

INCOMING

Max Perutz Lab/Vienna BioCenter, University of Vienna | Florian Raible’s Lab | Undergraduate researcher | July 2024 - September 2024

Advanced Genomics Unit, Langebio Cinvestav | Andrés Moreno’s Lab | Undergraduate researcher | August 2024 - Present

My intellectual communities

I’m a multitask person, integrating disciplines like computer science, bioinformatics and wet lab techniques. In terms of academic specialities, I spend a lot of time in the fields of processes automatization, big data analysis and I’m keen on network theory applied to systems biology. I often use more probabilistic and statistical forms for data anaylsis and then support them with experimental data. I’m also into a wide range of topics like regeneration, cancer cell activation markers and Alzheimer’s immune response cell markers.