Lesly Jimenez
20 March 2025
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Lesly Jimenez
AGH University of Krakow
About the Speaker
Dr. Lesly Jimenez, Assistant Professor at AGH University of Krakow, holds a PhD in Nanoscience and Nanomaterials from Cinvestav in Mexico. Her research focuses on lanthanide-based photoluminescent materials with upconversion capabilities for biomedical applications, particularly as nanotransducers in optogenetics to modulate neuronal activity. Her interest in neural stimulation began with research on magnetic hyperthermia to evoke hippocampal neuron activity, conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio through the prestigious ConTex Postdoctoral Fellowship. She later advanced wireless optogenetics technologies at AGH University under two Long-Term Visit for Excellent Scientists grants. Dr. Jimenez has collaborated with leading groups in Mexico, the U.S., Italy, Canada, and Poland, building expertise in magnetic and photoluminescent nanomaterials. Her innovative work pushes the boundaries of nanotechnology in neuroscience and biomedicine.
