Instituto Cajal (CSIC) | Spain
Mario Garcia-Verdugo Jimenez-Egizabal is a predoctoral student at the Instituto Cajal, CSIC, whose academic journey reflects a strong interdisciplinary foundation in biotechnology, computational biology, and neuroscience. He earned his degree in Biotechnology from the University of the Basque Country, where he conducted his undergraduate thesis in nanotechnology at the Biofisika Institute (CSIC). He later completed a Master’s in Computational Biology from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, carrying out his research at the Complutense University of Madrid in the field of membrane biophysics. Currently, his doctoral research focuses on the study of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Parkinson’s disease and its non-motor symptoms such as depression. His recent publication, “From rodents to humans: Conserved codistribution of dopaminergic with serotonergic neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus and their molecular characterization,” underscores his contribution to understanding the conserved neural architecture underlying mood regulation and neurodegeneration. With two journal publications, an h-index of 2, three documents, and three citations, Mario demonstrates growing academic influence in neuroscience research. His work provides novel insights into the dopaminergic populations of the dorsal raphe nucleus, offering a new perspective on the neurobiological mechanisms of depression and Parkinson’s disease.
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Featured Publications
Garcia-Verdugo, M., Rodriguez Martin, P., Gustincich, S., Lanciego, J. L., Murer, M. G., Jercog, P., & Moratalla, R. (2025). From rodents to humans: Conserved codistribution of dopaminergic with serotonergic neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus and their molecular characterization. Neurobiology of Disease, 201, 107173.
Caselli, N., Garcia-Verdugo, M., Calero, M., Hernando-Ospina, N., Santiago, J. A., Herráez-Aguilar, D., & Monroy, F. (2024). Red blood cell flickering activity locally controlled by holographic optical tweezers. iScience, 27(6), 109915.