Victoria Puig


Puig Lab

Cognition, Neural Networks and Neurotechnology Laboratory

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M. Victoria Puig

PhD - Group Leader

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    Current Position

  • Associate Professor of Neuroscience since 2024. Group leader of the Cognition, Neural Networks and Neurotechnology group, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IIBB), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
  • 2015-Present: Founder and Chair, Spanish network for the interaction between computational and cognitive neuroscientists, SINC2, an official scientific network of the Spanish Society of Neuroscience.
  • 2021-Present: Member of the Executive Board of BARCCSYN, the Barcelona Computational, Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Community

    Positions and Employment

  • 2021-2023: Senior Researcher, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, BIST, CSIC
  • 2019-2021: Principal Investigator, Integrative Pharmacology and Systems Neuroscience Group, Hospital del Mar Research Institute (FIMIM), Barcelona
  • 2014-2019: Ramon y Cajal Investigator, Integrative Pharmacology and Systems Neuroscience Group, Hospital del Mar Research Institute (FIMIM), Barcelona

    Honors

  • 2016: Keynote speaker, Celebration of Women in Neuroscience Luncheon, Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
  • 2014: NARSAD Young Investigator Award, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.
  • 2013: Ramon y Cajal pathway to independence career award, Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.
  • 2012: Best Poster and Scientific Project Award, Cell Press at Society for Neuroscience Meeting.
  • 2005: Postdoctoral fellowship, Human Frontiers Science Program Organization.
  • 2005: Extraordinary Award for outstanding Thesis, University of Barcelona.
  • 2004: Postdoctoral fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
  • 2003: Travel stipend, Spanish Society for Neuroscience.
  • 2002: Travel stipend, Federation of European Neuroscience Societies.
  • 2000: IDIBAPS individual predoctoral fellowship.