#  Ricardo Silva 

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**Thesis advisor:** Brielle Ferguson

**Rotation labs:** Brielle Ferguson, Carlos Ponce, Albert Lee  
  
**For me, home is:** San Diego, CA

**Undergraduate degree(s):** UC Berkeley (Molecular and Cell Biology BA)

**Research experience before PiN:** Understanding how viruses can elicit pain behavior and airway responses after infection.

**Current research interests:** neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, cognitive dysfunction

**Interests outside lab:** I love to play soccer, hike, sight-see, and snowboarding



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Entry year
    
     [2023-2024](/entry-year/2023-2024)
- ## People
    
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