Awards, Honours & Scholarships                                      

• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, U.S.A., Amount: $122,000 USD (2024)

·       Doctoral Scholarship “Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología” (CONACyT), Mexico, Amount: $150,000 USD (2009)

• Mass Media Science Fellowship from American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to communicate complex scientific issues in CNN, Amount: USD 5,000 (2015; declined)

• Returning Student Award, McGill University, Amount: CAD 10,000 (2014)

• Anne and Richard Sievers Award for Science Leadership, McGill University, Amount: CAD 2,000 (2014)

• Graduate International Travel Fund, McGill University, Amount:  CAD 2,200 (2013)

• CAN-ACN travel award, CAN-ACN, Amount: CAD 500 (2013)

• 13 AMBGC best Neuroscience Poster Presentation Award, McGill University, Amount: CAD 200 (2013)

• Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel Award, McGill University, Amount: CAD 500 (2013)

• McGill Transfer Award, McGill University, Amount: CAD 5,000 (2012)

• Graduate Excellence Award in Neurology and Neurosurgery, Amount: CAD 5,000 (2012)

• Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel Award, McGill University, Amount: $500 (2012)

• McGill GERI/Provost Graduate, McGill University, Amount: CAD 5,000 (2012)

• AMBGC Best Poster Presentation award, Amount: CAD 150 (2011)

• First place award in the contest “Science photography,” U.N.A.M., Amount: $ 10,000 MN (2009)

• Ixtli- DGAPA –UNAM Scholarship $ 5,000 MN (2001)