Florencia Martinez Addiego

ABOUT ME

Hello! Thanks for visiting my website. I am a fifth-year PhD candidate in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science at Georgetown University co-mentored by Drs. Ella Striem-Amit and Maximilian Riesenhuber.

As you might expect, my work currently lies in the domain of neuroscience and cognitive science. I study how the brain represents actions, combining functional neuroimaging and behavioral methods. Ultimately, we hope our findings may contribute to advancing brain-computer-interface (BCI) technologies.

Looking ahead, I aim to incorporate computational models that may further complement cognitive frameworks of action representations in the brain.

I am passionate about open science and science communication, and I am always looking for opportunities to grow my skills. Please reach out if you think you have a project I may be interested in.

Feel free to explore this site to learn more about my work or get in touch!

NOTE: I am currently beginning to search for post-doctoral fellowships and opportunities that are focused on computational modeling.

  • PHD STUDENT

    2020 - present

    Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience
    Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

  • B.S. IN NEUROBIOLOGY & MATHEMATICS

    2016 - 2020

    College of Arts and Sciences
    Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

  • COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE: VISION

    July 2024

    Completed two week course on visual computational neuroscience at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Long Island, NY, USA.

  • BRAINS, MINDS, MACHINES

    August 2023

    Completed three-week-long intensive course on computational neuroscience at the Marine Biological Institute (MBL) in Woods Hole, MA, USA.
    Mentored by Dr. Kohitij Kar

  • CENTER FOR NEUROENGINEERING SUMMER SCHOOL

    June 2023

    Attended week-long seminar-style discussions on topics related to neuroscience and engineering

  • PHD RESEARCHER

    2020 - present

    PhD candidate supervised by Dr. Ella Striem-Amit and Dr. Maximilian Riesenhuber.

    Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

  • RESEARCH ASSISTANT

    2019 - 2020

    Undergraduate research assistant supervised by Dr. Maximilian Riesenhuber leveraging pupil behavioral data to understand how the brain assigns meaning to novel stimuli

    Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

    2016 - 2019

    Undergraduate research assistant supervised by Dr. James Baraniuk studying the neural correlates of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Gulf War Illness

    Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

PROFESSIONAL UPDATES

April 2024 Flo wins First Place in the Georgetown University 3MT Competition
April 2023 Flo is awarded a FoVea Travel and Networking Award to attend VSS
Sept 2022 Flo is awarded the SFN TPDA
May 2022 Flo earns MS in Neuroscience

Philosophies

Learn more about my guiding principles and approach to mentorship and work.

Resources

A limited collection of my favorite books, podcasts, articles, and tools.

Thoughts

Read my undeveloped ideas on various topics, focusing mostly on math, neuroscience, and AI.