Background

Raúl Mojica Soto-Albors

I'm a neuroscientist with 6+ years of research experience at MIT, combining rigorous wet-lab proficiency with advanced data science skills. I currently work as a postdoctoral researcher in Mark Harnett's lab in the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, where I study neuronal mechanisms of learning in the neocortex.

I received my B.S. in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, where I first connected with MIT through the Summer Research Program in Neuroscience. That experience cemented my interest in quantitative approaches to biology and led me to pursue a PhD at MIT, which I completed in 2025.

My work has produced a proven track record of designing end-to-end research pipelines, from experimental design and data acquisition to large-scale signal processing and statistical modeling in Python and MATLAB. I'm now looking to bring that expertise to data-focused roles in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

Degrees

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

PhD in Neuroscience · GPA 5.0/5.0 · 2019 – 2025
Fully funded through fellowships ($750,000), including a competitive MathWorks Fellowship

University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

BS in Biology · GPA 3.98/4.00 · 2014 – 2019
Summa Cum Laude, full-ride scholarship recipient, NIH-funded trainee (MARC U-STAR Fellow)

Technical Expertise

Data Science & ML

Python NumPy SciPy Pandas scikit-learn matplotlib SQL

Analysis Methods

Time series analysis Signal processing Statistical modeling Feature extraction Dimensionality reduction

Programming & Tools

MATLAB R C++ Git ImageJ/FIJI AutoCAD

Data Engineering

Automated pipelines QC workflows Large-scale datasets NWB data format

Languages

English (native) Spanish (native)