Member Profile
Membership type: affiliate
Gabriela Asturias
Country of origin: Guatemala Currently in: United States, Stanford General field of specialization: Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences-
Degrees
2017 Undergraduate Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences -
Current Research Activities
Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
1) COVID-19 transmission prevention using a syndromic surveillance system 2) Chronic Child Malnutrition in Guatemala 3) STEAM Education through the IGNITE Model 4) Mental Health Services through primary care in Guatemala
Publications resulting from Research:
Dotson, M.E., Alvarez V., Tackett, M., Asturias, G., et al. Design Thinking-Based STEM Learning: Preliminary Results on Achieving Scale and Sustainability Through the IGNITE Model. Frontiers in Education. 2020. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2020.00014
Mueller, J., Dotson, M.E., Dietzel, J., Peters, J., Asturias, G., et al. Using Human-Centered Design to Connect Engineering Concepts to the Sustainable Development Goals. Advances in Engineering Education. 2019.
Cordon, A., Asturias, G., De Vries, T., et al. Advancing child nutrition science in the scaling up nutrition era: a systematic scoping review of stunting research in Guatemala. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 2019;3:e000571. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2019-000571
Paniagua-Avila, A., Chavez Manth, C., Puac-Polanco, V., López, A., Barrera, A., Ramirez, D., Asturias,G., Burrone, M.S., Alvarado, R., Figueroa, C. (2018). Providing Culturally-Appropriate Mental Health Services to Maya Communities in Guatemala.
•Helped facilitate a 3-day roundtable discussion with local healers, midwives, and health workers from Tecpán. This included focus groups and interviews with the stakeholders.
Deng, Z.D., Davis, S.W., Asturias, G., Glidewell, M., Liston, C., Dubin, M.J. (2016, September). Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on the Structural Connectome in Patients with Major Depression.
Presented in the Transcranial Brain Stimulation Conference 2016, Göttingen, Germany.
•Abstract selected as top three for Therapy Psychiatry
•Won Duke University URS (Undergraduate Research Support Office) Travel Grant to attend the conference
Presented in the National Network of Depression Centers Annual Meeting 2016, Denver, CO
Presented in the International Brain Stimulation Conference 2017, Barcelona, Spain
Collaborator in writing: Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Reference Group for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (2015). Nepal Earthquakes 2015: Desk Review of Existing Information with Relevance to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support; Kathmandu, Nepal
Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchHigher Education Study1) Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (2018-ongoing) 2) President and Co-Founder, Desarrolla Guatemala Foundation (FUNDEGUA) Guatemala City, Guatemala (2015-ongoing) 3) Chief Operations Officer and Research Director, MiResource, Inc., Woodside, CA (2016-ongoing)
Affiliations
MiResourceStanford School of Medicine -
Other Awards
Sep 202035 Innovators Under 35 in Latin America by MIT Technology Reviewhttps://www.technologyreview.es/listas/35-innovadores-con-menos-de-35/2020/visionarios/gabriela-asturias-guatemalaJul 2020STTR Fast Track Grant from the NIHRecipient of STTR Phase 1&2 Fast Track Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health for $1.2M over 2.5 years | MiResourceAug 2020CDC funding for ALMA SystemRecipient of $500K from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to scale the ALMA System in Guatemala over 2 years | FUNDEGUAApr 2020IDB funding for the ALMA SystemRecipient of COVID-19 Innovative Solutions Grant by Inter-American Development Bank for the ALMA System for $100K over 1 year | FUNDEGUAMar 2020Winner of the COVID-19 Open Innovation ChallengeWinner of the COVID-19 Open Innovation Challenge by the National Secretariat of Science and Technology (SENACYT) and Vice President of Guatemala for the ALMA System | FUNDEGUA
