Daniel Rivera, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow in Neurology
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355 W. 16th Street, Suite 4700
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Indianapolis, IN
Bio
Dr. Daniel Rivera earned his PhD in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on Neuroscience and Optics. Under the mentorship of Dr. Chris Schaffer, he worked on developing and implementing a variety of optical techniques for studying brain health and function in neurodegenerative diseases. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher under Dr. Donna Wilcock studying the pathways involved in vascular damage by and contributions to neurodegenerative diseases with a focus on the impact on and by the peripheral immune system in animal models of dementia. Dr. Rivera aims to eventually establish his own lab working to work on understanding of interactions of comorbidities to dementia.
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | PhD | Cornell University |
| 2019 | MS | Cornell University |
| 2016 | BS | Louisiana Tech University |
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