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About Me

[as of May 2013] I'm 14 years old, live in Guatemala. Was accepted to med school and trying to decide whether to start the second semester of med school in June or spend a couple of months in Silicon Valley working on projects related to neuroscience and aging. At this point, I dropped out of school, I am alumni of Acton Academy Guatemala, and have spent the past few months doing research about ALS and other brain disorders and age-related diseases.

Location:
Guatemala, Guatemala City
Current role:
Student
Gender:
Female
I am:
Brainstormer, Entrepreneur, Idea generator, Scientist, Startup, Student, Technologist
Languages:
English, Spanish
Universities:
Universidad Francisco Marroquin

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I'm passionate about

I am passionate about science (specially neuroscience), reading, mathematics and education. I want to cure brain disorders and age-related diseases.

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science, neuroscience, biotech, mathematics, technology, education, or any revolutionary idea that comes to your mind!

My TED Story

TEDMED front line scholar (2013), attendee at TEDxYouth@Guatemala City (2011), speaker at TEDxYouth@UFM (2012), TEDMED live organizer (2013), TED translator (2012-present)

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