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Jan Tønnesen, PhD
Group leader
2024 - Group leader (tenured, Cientifico titular) Neuronal Excitability Lab, Institute of Biophysics and University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
2016 -2024 Group leader (Ramon y Cajal Fellow), Neuronal Excitability Lab, Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience and University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
2015-2016 Researcher with French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) at Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience / University of Bordeaux, France
2010-2015 Postdoc at Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience / University of Bordeaux, France
2010 PhD, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Lund University, Sweden
2004 MSc Biology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Virginia Puente Muñoz
Postdoc
Paula Gimenez Minguez
Postdoc
2023 - Postdoc, Tonnesen Lab, Institute of Biophysics, Leioa, Spain
2018 - 2023 University of the Basque Country PhD fellowship
2017 Master in Computational Biomedical Engineering, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
2016 Bachelor in Biomedical Engineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Daniel Sanchez Iraola
PhD student
2022 - currently, PhD student, AEI grant PID2020-113894RB-I00
2021 MSc in Advanced Genetics, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)
2020 BSc in Biology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Alejandro Fierro
PhD student
2025 - Ongoing PhD in Neuroscience, Basque Country University (UPV/EHU). Tonnesen lab at Instituto Biofisika.
2022 – 2022 MSc in Multidisciplinary Research and Experimental Sciences, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST).
2013 - 2018 BSc in Biotechnology Engineering, Autonomous University of Queretaro (UAQ), Mexico.
ALUMNI
Jonathan Draffin 2022-25 Postdoc
Rizky Lasabuda 2019-24 PhD student
Francisco Hidalgo 2024 BSc degree intern
Ane Rodriguez 2019-24 PhD student
Juan Cobos 2023 Research intern
Ane Pellicer 2023 BSc degree intern
Stefano Calovi 2019-20 Visiting PhD student from Beata Sperlagh lab, Budapest.
Juan Estaun 2020 Master degree intern
Kostas Chatzimichail 2019-20 Bachelor degree intern
Islam Ayman 2019 Master degree intern
Richard Barrillet 2017 Master degree intern
Rosa Mar Castro 2017 Master degree intern