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Lucia Peixoto

Lucia Peixoto is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lucia Peixoto rather than just read about it. In short: Lucía Peixoto is a Uruguayan-American biochemist and neuroscientist whose research concerns the genomic and biomolecular basis of sleep, memory, and autism. She is an associate professor in the Department of Translational Medicine and Physiology of the Elson S.

Key takeaways

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Reproduce the core statement of Lucia Peixoto from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Lucía Peixoto is a Uruguayan-American biochemist and neuroscientist whose research concerns the genomic and biomolecular basis of sleep, memory, and autism. She is an associate professor in the Department of Translational Medicine and Physiology of the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University.

Education and career Peixoto received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of the Republic (Uruguay) in 2002. She completed a Ph.D. in biology in 2009 at the University of Pennsylvania, under the supervision of David S. Roos. After continuing at the University of Pennsylvania for postdoctoral research in neuroscience, and interning at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, she joined the Washington State University Department of Translational Medicine and Physiology as an assistant professor in 2015. She was promoted to associate professor there in 2023.

Recognition Peixoto was the 2025 recipient of the society's Outstanding Contributions to ISCB Award, recognizing contributions including STEM outreach and serving as the founding chair of the society's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee. She was also named as a Fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology in 2025, recognizing both her service and research accomplishments.

References

External links Peixoto Lab Lucia Peixoto publications indexed by Google Scholar

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lucia Peixoto

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lucia Peixoto claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lucia Peixoto before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lucia Peixoto ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lucia Peixoto

In research: Lucia Peixoto appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lucia Peixoto in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lucia Peixoto is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American biochemists, American neuroscientists, American women biochemists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lucia Peixoto outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Lucia Peixoto in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Lucia Peixoto matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Lucia Peixoto?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Lucia Peixoto.