Dr. Ulises Ricoy

Ulises Ricoy(link sends e-mail) is an Associate Research Scientist and Faculty Director in the Department of Neuroscience and Cognitive Science at the University of Arizona. He is trained in Neurobiology (behavior, physiology). Dr. Ricoy's postdoctoral training examined cellular mechanisms underlying (pre)synaptic inhibition on central synapse dynamics. For the past decade, he has used his formal training to explore low-cost and hands-on approaches (using invertebrates) in neuroscience to explore behavioral and physiological questions (learning and memory, locomotor activity, drug-seeking, drug reward) with undergraduates. Broadening access in Neuroscience to historically underserved populations via low-cost approaches has been the vision of his past and current interests.