#  Karen San Agustin Ruiz 

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**Thesis advisor:** Lauren Orefice  
  
**Rotation lab(s):** Mustafa Sahin, Christiane Wrann, Brielle Ferguson, Lauren Orefice  
  
**For me, home is:** Madrid, Spain  
  
**Undergraduate degree(s):** BS Neural Science  
  
**Research experience before PiN:** Eric Klann's (NYU), Elizabeth Jonas (Yale)   
  
**Current research interests:** Memory, synapses, protein synthesis  
  
**Interests outside lab / favorite hangouts:** Walking/hiking, reading, yoga, cooking, going to concerts/listening to music, painting (water color), going to museums



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Entry year
    
     [2022-2023](/entry-year/2022-2023)
- ## People
    
     [Student](/people/student)