Brenda Cabrera-Mendoza, MD/PhD
she/her/hers
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Biography
Dr. Cabrera-Mendoza joined Dr. Renato Polimanti's group in 2021. She completed her MD and PhD in the National Autonomous University of Mexico as part of the Plan of Combined Studies in Medicine (PECEM by its acronym in Spanish). During her PhD, she investigated genomic alterations associated with suicidal behavior. Her research focus on genetic and epigenetic changes associated with suicidal behavior and substance use disorders.
Education & Training
- MD/PhDNational Autonomous University of Mexico (2020)
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Travel Award | Genetics Society | 2024 |
| Rising Star Award | University of North Carolina School of Medicine | 2024 |
| Young Investigator Award | World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry | 2024 |
| STAT Wunderkind | Boston Globe | 2023 |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship for The Franke Program in Science and the Humanities | Yale University | 2023 |
| Conference Fellowship for Non-European Countries | European Society of Human Genetics | 2023 |
| New Investigator Award | American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology | 2023 |
| Seed Grant | Women Faculty Forum, Yale University | 2023 |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | 2022 |
| James Hudson Brown-Alexander B. Coxe Research Fellowship in Medical Sciences | Yale University | 2022 |
| Best Doctoral Dissertation | Mexican Association of Suicidology | 2022 |
| Samuel Gershon Junior Investigator Award Distinction | International Society for Bipolar Disorders | 2022 |
| Early-Career Investigator Travel Fellowship | Winter Conference on Brain Research | 2022 |
| Reviewer’s Choice Award | American Society of Human Genetics | 2021 |
| Honorable Mention in PhD degree examination | National Autonomous University of Mexico | 2020 |
| Predoctoral Scholar Travel Award | Society of Biological Psychiatry | 2020 |
| Early Career Investigator Travel Award | Schizophrenia International Research Society | 2020 |
| Early-Career Investigator Travel Award | International Society of Psychiatric Genetics | 2020 |
| Honorable Mention | Student’s Meeting of the National Institute of Genomic Medicine | 2020 |
| Hugh Gurling Award Finalist | International Society of Psychiatric Genetics | 2019, 2020 |
| Best Oral Presentation | World Association on Dual Diagnosis | 2019 |
| Conacyt Fellowship for Doctoral Studies | Mexican National Council of Science and Technology | 2017 |
| Undergraduate exchange scholarship | Office for International Cooperation (DGECI), National Autonomous University of Mexico | 2016 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Suicide Working Group - Latin American Genomics Consortium | Co-Chair | 2023 - Present |
| American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology Inclusivity Committee | Member | 2023 - Present |
| Society of Biological Psychiatry - Early Career Hour | Co-Chair | 2022 - Present |
| International Society of Psychiatric Genetics, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Action (IDEA) Committee | Member | 2022 - Present |
| International Academy of Suicide Research | Junior Member | 2021 - Present |
| International Behavioral Neuroscience Society | Member | 2021 - Present |