I conducted my doctoral studies at the National University of Tucumán in Argentina (Advisors: Elisa Colombo and Luis Issolio). Then, I moved to the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States for a three-year postdoctoral stay in the laboratory of Dr. Dingcai Cao. After that, I obtained a position at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina, where I established my lab. I’m currently doing a research stay in the Laboratory of Dr. Karl Gegenfurtner at the Giessen University in Germany.
I’m interested in understanding how signals from photoreceptors in the eye are combined to build different light-dependent functions, such as vision and non-visual physiological responses. I use psychophysics, computational modeling, and pupillometry to carry out my investigations. Mainly, my research is fundamental, but part is applied mostly in the ophthalmology field. Also, I’m interested in the study of chromatic regularities in nature, and science dissemination and politics in developing nations. I’m maintaining collaborations with researchers in Germany, Spain, Portugal, the US and the UK.
Both my undergraduate and doctoral studies were completed at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, National University of Tucumán (UNT) in Argentina, under the guidance of Dr. Rubén Barquez. Subsequently, I secured a two-year postdoctoral fellowship by the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) at the Research Institute on Light, Environment, and Vision (ILAV), in Tucumán, Argentina, where I was advised by Dr. Elisa Colombo. Following this postdoctoral tenure, I obtained a research position at CONICET within the ILAV, where I’m focusing around ongoing research endeavors.
My current research revolves around three primary areas. Firstly, I continue exploring topics stemming from my doctoral thesis, primarily focusing on the taxonomy and biogeography of mammal species. I employ methodologies such as morphology, morphometrics, and geographic information systems for this investigation. Secondly, my work delves into the colorimetry of biological specimens, encompassing both methodological aspects and the relationship between color change patterns and various biological and environmental variables, and specific conditions of preparation, storage and/or exhibition in museum specimens. I utilize subjective and objective (instrumental) methods for color determination, alongside diverse methodologies to capture data associated with these correlated variables. Lastly, my more recent endeavors involve studies in color vision, particularly in chromatic adaptation and its interplay with the chromatic characteristics found in natural environments.
I’m interested in understanding how signals from photoreceptors in the eye are combined to build different light-dependent functions, such as vision and non-visual physiological responses. I use psychophysics, computational modeling, and pupillometry to carry out my investigations. Mainly, my research is fundamental, but part is applied mostly in the ophthalmology field. Also, I’m interested in the study of chromatic regularities in nature, and science dissemination and politics in developing nations. I’m maintaining collaborations with researchers in Germany, Spain, Portugal, the US and the UK.