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Hector Caruncho is a tenured full professor at the University of Victoria and holds a Canada Research Chair in Translational Neuroscience. He is also an affiliate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia and an adjunct professor at the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition at the University of Saskatchewan. Caruncho has had a distinguished academic career with prior appointments including full professor in Pharmacy at the University of Saskatchewan and a faculty member in the Department of Cell Biology at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. His research began in comparative neuroanatomy of fish brains and has evolved into molecular biology and pharmacology, focusing on GABAA receptors and animal models for neuromotor disorders, with recent work on neurobiology related to schizophrenia and depression. He has been awarded research funding from various Spanish agencies, the European Union, and Canada, and has served on numerous grant committees. Caruncho is actively involved in public outreach, discussing psychiatric disorders with media and engaging with patient associations.
University of Victoria • Victoria, Canada
Professor in the Division of Medical Sciences and holder of Canada Research Chair in Translational Neuroscience.
University of Saskatchewan • Saskatchewan, Canada
Full Professor in the Pharmacy department.
University of Santiago de Compostela • Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Member of the Department of Cell Biology.
University of Illinois at Chicago • Chicago, USA
Held an adjunct position in the Department of Psychiatry.
Georgetown University • Washington, D.C., USA
Worked as a Research Assistant Professor.
National Institute of Health • USA
Held a Fulbright postdoctoral scholarship.
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