Maria del Mar Quiroga

Research Data Specialist
Melbourne Data Analytics Platform, The University of Melbourne

Melbourne, VIC

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Expertise

Biography

I have degrees in mathematics and biology (computational and experimental neuroscience), and extensive additional experience in using scientific programming to solve real-world problems and enhance knowledge sharing. I am pursuing a career in which I use computational and mathematical tools to improve the quality of research and development, support evidence-based decision-making, and automate repetitive and error-prone data processes; while sharing this knowledge to help build capacity within the research workforce. 

Maria del Mar identifies as culturally and linguistically diverse.

Featured

Website

2016

Virtual experiments for teaching physiology
Media article

2016

Plasticity is not the only way the brain adapts to produce a different response to the same stimulus
Media article

2017

Free! Online simulation lets students experiment with visual brain cells in a virtual world
Academic paper

2016

Adaptation without Plasticity
Academic paper

2019

Short-Term Attractive Tilt Aftereffects Predicted by a Recurrent Network Model of Primary Visual Cortex
Academic paper

2019

A virtual experiment improved students’ understanding of physiological experimental processes ahead of a live inquiry-based practical class