Nicole Zarate

Neuroscience PhD

Chicago, Illinois, United States

About

Experience

  • Senior Biosystems Application Manager at Nikon Instruments
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Postdoctoral Scholar at Northwestern University
    Aug 2023 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr

    Investigated mechanisms of gene regulation using iPSC models of Parkinson's disease.

  • University of Minnesota (6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Postdoctoral Researcher
      Aug 2022 - Jun 2023 · 11 mos

    • PhD Candidate
      2017 - Jul 2022 · 5 yrs 7 mos

      My thesis work focused on how the transcription factor, Heat Shock Factor 1 (HSF1), is implicated in excitatory synapse regulation, particularly in the context of neurodegeneration and Huntington’s disease (HD). Advised by Dr. Rocio Gomez-Pastor

  • Undergraduate Student Researcher at The University of Texas at Austin
    Jun 2015 - Jun 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Used the model organism C. elegans to investigate genetic mechanisms that regulate behaviors contributing to neurological disorders. Advised by Dr. Jon Pierce (faculty mentor) and Dr. Jesse Cohn (graduate mentor).