Dr. Fernando Ferrier completed his undergraduate training in Neuroscience at the University of Miami, graduating magna cum laude, and went on to earn his PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He conducted his doctoral research in the laboratory of Dr. Miguel Perez-Pinzon.

His research focuses on mechanisms of cognitive recovery following cardiac arrest and stroke, with particular emphasis on neural circuit dynamics, neuromodulation, and oscillatory activity. Using a multidisciplinary approach that includes electrophysiology, behavioral analyses, and histological methods, his work examines how interventions such as physical exercise and resveratrol promote neural resilience and functional recovery after ischemic brain injury.

Dr. Ferrier will continue his research as a postdoctoral scholar in the T32 mentored research training program Cross–Disciplinary Research Opportunity for Training in AD/ADRD Science (CrossROADS) in the laboratory of Dr. Perez-Pinzon, where he aims to further investigate circuit-level mechanisms underlying neuroprotection and cognitive restoration.