{"id":199,"date":"2024-04-25T07:06:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T06:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/alumni-brains\/?p=199"},"modified":"2024-04-25T07:06:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T06:06:53","slug":"lucia-luengo-gutierrez-working-alongside-brilliant-and-inspiring-researchers-was-the-best-part-of-the-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/alumni-brains\/2024\/04\/25\/lucia-luengo-gutierrez-working-alongside-brilliant-and-inspiring-researchers-was-the-best-part-of-the-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucia Luengo Gutierrez: \u2018Working alongside brilliant and inspiring researchers was the best part of the course\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1242\" height=\"930\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/alumni-brains\/files\/2024\/04\/Lucia-LG.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your name?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lucia Luengo Gutierrez<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where are you from?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am from the province of Salamanca in Spain<\/p>\n<p><strong>To which class you belong to?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MSc in Translational Neuroscience, Class of 2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where and what did you study before joining Imperial College London?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I studied for a BSc in Biotechnology at the University of Salamanca<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you find your\u00a0Master\u00a0experience at the College?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The master course was challenging, but fulfilling. 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Richard Tyler Award for the History of Neurology presented by the American Academy of Neurology and its Archive Committee. Moreover, he was selected as member of the Young European Leadership Delegation at the European Parliament for the European Youth Event and recognised as Associated Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, the British professional institution promoting excellence in higher education. In 2017 he has been elected as Vice Chair of the History of Neurology Section at the American Academy of Neurology for the 2017-2019 term and recognised as Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 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