Mariela Zirlinger
Editor-in-Chief, Neuron
A Career in Science Publishing: My Experience With Neuron

In this talk, Mariela will share the responsibilities of a full-time scientific editor and how her interests and skills led her to this career.

Mariela Zirlinger has been an editor with Cell Press since 2011, first as a scientific editor and since 2017 as the Editor-in-Chief of Neuron. Neuron publishes outstanding research in neuroscience, from molecular to systems-level, including cognitive and theoretical domains. The journal also commissions reviews and commentaries to highlight themes, synthesize insights and also serves as a platform to promote discussions at the interface of science and society. Mariela’s scientific training is in mouse genetics, behavior, and molecular and developmental neurobiology. Before joining Neuron, Mariela was a postdoc at Harvard. She completed her Ph.D. in Neurobiology at Caltech, after studying Chemistry at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.