Piro Lera
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Contact Information
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Research Summary
Analysis of synaptic interactions between prefrontal areas and auditory association areas using 3D tissue reconstruction. Samples of series can be found here: series1; series2; series3a; series3b; series4a; series4b
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Academic Awards, Honors and Achievements
2005 – 2006 GRASP (Graduate Research Assistant Scholarship Program) 2004 - 2006 Dean’s List 2004 – 2005 Recipient of Summer Research Award and Faculty Matching Grant from UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program)
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Professional Experience
2006 – Present Software Engineer II, BAE Systems 2006 Software Engineer / Research Scientist, Geometric Informatics 2002 –2006 Research Assistant / Software Engineer, Department of Health Sciences, Boston University
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Education
2004 – 2006 Master’s Degree: Cognitive and Neural Systems. Boston University. Project: Analysis of synaptic interactions between prefrontal areas and auditory association areas using 3D tissue reconstruction. 2000 – 2006 Bachelor’s Degree: Major – Computer Science; Minor – Italian. Boston University.
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Publications
Barbas H, Medalla M, Alade O, Suski J, Zikopoulos B, Lera P (2005) Relationship of prefrontal connections to inhibitory systems in superior temporal areas in the rhesus monkey. Cereb Cortex 15: 1356-1370.
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Published Abstracts
Lera P and Barbas H (2006) Excitatory and Inhibitory Synaptic Interactions from Prefrontal Areas in Superior Temporal Auditory Association Cortex. 10th ICCNS Conference, Boston, MA.
Lera P and Barbas H (2004) Synaptic interactions between Prefrontal Areas and Auditory Association Areas. 7th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium Bulletin, Boston, MA. |
