Catarina Lemos Cunha
About Catarina Lemos Cunha
Catarina Lemos Cunha is an Assistant Professor at NYU Langone Health and a Senior Biomedical Engineer at 3DBio Therapeutics, with extensive experience in neuroscience, data science, and science communication.
Current Roles
Catarina Lemos Cunha currently holds several significant positions in the biomedical field. She serves as a Senior Biomedical Engineer at 3DBio Therapeutics in the New York City Metropolitan Area since 2022. Cunha co-founded AquaHealClub in Brooklyn, New York in 2021 and also founded SolveTheMind LLC in Brooklyn during the same year. Moreover, she has been an Assistant Professor at NYU Langone Health since 2020, and authored books under Alicia's Discoveries since 2020.
Previous Positions
Cunha has a rich professional history that includes positions such as Co-Founder at Quantum Photonics Corp from 2021 to 2022 in California and Research Scientist at the Nathan Kline Institute in Orangeburg, New York from 2018 to 2021. She also worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Stony Brook University from 2016 to 2020 and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at MBL Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA from 2015 to 2021.
Education and Expertise
Catarina Lemos Cunha achieved her PhD in Neuroscience from New York University, where she studied from 2008 to 2013. She holds a Master's degree in Neuroscience from Ruhr-Universität Bochum, completed from 2000 to 2005. Additionally, she attended Duke University from 2007 to 2008. Cunha possesses extensive expertise in optogenetics, sentiment analysis, natural language processing (NLP), neuroimaging techniques, electrophysiology, and deep learning techniques.
Research and Development
Throughout her career, Cunha has been involved in developing affordable and scalable screening tools and treatments for neuroscience. Her work includes utilizing advanced neuroimaging techniques to study neural mechanisms of behavior. She is also experienced in sequencing and signal processing, which are critical for analyzing neural data effectively.
Technical Skills
Catarina Lemos Cunha is proficient in multiple programming languages essential for data analysis and algorithm development, including Python, R, and SQL. Her technical prowess extends to deep learning, electrophysiology, and advanced neuroimaging techniques, making her a versatile researcher and practitioner in her field.