Dr. Flames studied biology at the University of Valencia, Spain (1995-2000). She obtained her PhD in neuroscience with Dr. Oscar Marín at the Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante, Spain (2001- 2005). As a postdoctoral research scientist, since 2006 she has been studying the development of dopaminergic neurons in the lab of Dr. Oliver Hobert at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Flames has also received funding via EMBO, Marie Curie and New York Stem Cell Foundation fellowships.