Overview
Personal profile
As a teacher and researcher in the field of Basic Neuroscience in Higher Education, based in Cali, Colombia, my passion for scientific outreach and community engagement intertwines with my interest in human development, the arts, sustainability, and diversity. In addition to my role as President of the Colombian College of Neuroscience, I am a Literature student, and my research focuses on key areas such as human cerebral cortex, traumatic brain injury, autism spectrum disorders, and epilepsy.
Education
Master, Master in Literature
Award Date: 09 Dec 2024
PhD, Doctor in Biomedical Sciences
Award Date: 18 Jun 2021
Master, Master in Biomedical Sciences
Award Date: 27 Apr 2013
Bachelor, Doctor and Surgeon
Award Date: 07 Dec 2007
Associated academic programs - Cali
- Medicine
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Association Between miRNAs and the Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Recurrence of Patients with Meningioma: A Systematic Review
Nieva Posso, D. A., Nieva-Posso, D. A., González-Acosta, C. A., Vargas, D. A., García-Perdomo, H. A., Becerra-Hernández, L. V. & Buriticá-Ramírez, E., Jan 2026, In: Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 46, 1, p. 1-16 16 p., 47.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Cortical parvalbumin-positive neurons: Functional and ontogenetic characteristics and their relationship to brain pathologies
Becerra-Hernández, L. V., Ortiz-Muñoz, D., Sánchez-Escobar, A., González-Acosta, C. A., Buriticá-Ramírez, E. & Martínez-Cerdeño, V., 01 Mar 2026, In: Brain Research. 1874, p. 1-14 14 p., 150141.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Psilocibina en depresión: mecanismos neurobiológicos y cambios cognitivos
Translated title of the contribution :Psilocybin in depression: Neurobiological mechanisms and cognitive changes Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Cortical calretinin-positive neurons: Functional and ontogenetic characteristics and their relationship to brain pathologies
Becerra Hernandez, L. V. & Buriticá-Ramírez, E., 2025, In: Brain Research. 1846, 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Functional location of the language cortical areas in focal refractory epilepsy using the conventional, selective, and supraselective Wada test
González-Acosta, C. A., Tolosa-Gaviria, C. R., Herrera-Trujillo, A., Dorado-Ramírez, C. A., Escobar-Rojas, W., Rojas-Cerón, C. A., Becerra-Hernández, L. V., Buriticá-Ramírez, E. & Pedroza-Campo, A., 08 Mar 2025, In: Brain Research. 1854, 149564.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
- 4 Finished
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Evaluacion del impacto del hatha yoga en el estres academico de estudiantes de medicina de la pontificia universidad javeriana cali: ensayo clinico controlado
Moreno Correa, S. M. (PI), Becerra Hernandez, L. V. (CoI), Moreno Gomez, F. A. (CoI), ORTEGA, G. (CoI), Zuleta Gonzalez, A. F. (CoI), Escobar Domingo, M. J. (Estud), Lasso Moreno, L. A. (Estud), Losada Casallas, K. D. (Estud), Moncada Burbano, M. F. (Estud), Olivares Concha, A. (Estud) & Piedrahita Yusti, I. (Estud)
01/02/19 → 30/11/20
Project: Research
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Estudio del efecto neuroprotector mediado por receptores nAChR y análogos de la nicotina en la Enfermedad de Parkinson: Una aproximación desde la biología computacional para la identificación, modelamiento y reconstrucción metabólica.
Gonzalez Santos, J. (PI), Becerra Hernandez, L. V. (CoI), Hurtado Villa, P. M. (CoI), Jimenez Cardozo, N. (CoI), Ocampo Toro, E. (CoI), Sampaio Barreto, G. E. (CoI) & Tobar Tosse, H. F. (CoPI)
01/02/16 → 31/07/17
Project: Research
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Exploracion de la interaccion neuroligina-fmrp durante el proceso de poda axonal posnatal dependiente de actividad en cepas silvestres y mutadas de drosophila melanogaster.
Becerra Hernandez, L. V. (PI), Rengifo, J. (CoI) & Santaella, M. (CoI)
11/01/16 → 23/12/16
Project: Research
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Estudio del efecto neuroprotector mediado por receptores nachr y analogos de la nicotina en la enfermedad de parkinson: una aproximacion desde la biologia computacional para la identificacion, modelamiento y reconstruccion metabolica.
Santos, J. G. (PI), Tobar Tosse, H. F. (PI), Barreto, G. (CoI), Becerra Hernandez, L. V. (CoI), Hurtado Villa, P. M. (CoI), Jimenez Cardozo, N. (CoI) & Ocampo Toro, E. (CoI)
02/01/16 → 07/01/18
Project: Research