Sunday, 11 August 2013

Cinthia B. García Luna


Cinthia García is the author of several scientific book chapters and articles, and a curious world traveler. Born in 1984, she has lived in Mexico city her entire life; where she began to take interest in studying eating behavior. She studied Nutrition at Dietetics and Nutrition School, and graduated in 2009 with a dissertation about Central Nervous System’s genes that regulate food intake and their link with Anorexia Nervosa. From 2009-2011, she studied a Master in Genomic Sciences focusing her research in depression and Anorexia. Since 2011, Cinthia has been working in her Ph. D research, which studies the relationship between prenatal stress, obesity and food reward.

Besides her professional background, Cinthia enjoys attending to rock concerts, knowing new cultures and reading a book. She is planning to learn to play the piano and to speak French. Furthermore, she wants to know at least one country of each continent, to have fun with every new experience and enjoy life.

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