Researcher Spotlight
Angel Perez
Angel is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Dr. Steve Maren's lab at Beckman Institute at UIUC. He earned a PhD in Neurosciences from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and a bachelor's degree in clinical psychology from the Central University of Venezuela. His research explores the mechanisms underlying the attenuation of fear memories and the relapse of extinction memory. His research integrates behavioral paradigms and brain circuit-level manipulations. His work aims to identify targets to improve interventions that reduce maladaptive fear responses.
What influenced your decision to deposit your data in the Illinois Data Bank?
I am currently working at UIUC, and I’m glad we have such an open data repository. I was exploring options for a public access repository to publish our data when my PI shared this one, and I decided to try it. It turned out to be really helpful, not only for the support, transparency, and guidance provided throughout the publication process, but also for the care they take to ensure that all data, files, and documents are clear and understandable for readers. It was definitely the best resource I could have used.