Supported Researchers
J. Douglas Tan Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
In honor of J. Douglas Tan, these fellowships support postdocs for up to two years of research on autism.
Ying Jiang
Postdoctoral Fellow, Jasanoff Lab
Ying Jiang works on development and application of neural circuit-specific imaging tools for functional MRI to understand the brain circuits for face processing in primates.
Di Sang
Postdoctoral Fellow, Feng Lab
Di Sang is developing new pharmacological and genetic therapeutic approaches for autistic spectrum disorder with animal models.
Chaoyi Zhang
Postdoctoral Fellow, Feng Lab
Chaoyi Zhang is advancing the application of brain imaging techniques in behaving marmoset and mouse models of ASD, enabling cross-species comparisons of neural dynamics underlying social and cognitive behaviors, as well as responses to medical interventions.
Y. Eva Tan Fellowship Program
In honor of Y. Eva Tan, these fellowships support graduate students or postdocs for up to two years of research and development in molecular therapeutics.
Shahar Bracha
Postdoctoral Fellow, Boyden Lab
Shahar Bracha is engineering molecular tools for recording brain activity and analyzing neural coding in different states of behavior and ASD models.
Kayla Kroning
Postdoctoral Fellow, Wang Lab
Kayla Kroning is focused on engineering new genetically encoded tools to trace neural circuitry and to activate or deactivate specific neural circuits for therapeutic purposes.
Nagina Mangal
Postdoctoral Fellow, Graybiel Lab
Nagina Mangal uses genetic engineering in animal models to study striatal circuits of the basal ganglia.
Keisuke Nagao
Graduate Fellow, Anikeeva Lab
Keisuke Nagao develops novel strategies for the systemic delivery of gene-editing tools to animal models via a chemical approach.
Chunyan Wu
Postdoctoral Fellow, Harnett Lab
Chunyan Wu is advancing and employing multiphoton microscopy techniques for in vivo imaging with a particular emphasis on investigating dendritic computation within the mouse cortex.
Brain-Body Center Fellowship Program
The K. Lisa Yang Brain-Body Center offers two years of support for graduate students or postdoctoral researchers investigating neurobiological mechanisms and therapies that interlink a healthy mind and healthy body, including gut-brain interactions, aging, pain and acupuncture.
Annesya Banerjee
Graduate Fellow, McDermott Lab
Annesya Banerjee develops computational models of cochlear implant-mediated hearing perception with the long-term goal of guiding the development of improved stimulation strategies for cochlear implants.
Yubin Cai
Graduate Fellow, Traverso Lab
Yubin Cai’s research leverages expertise to explore the intricate mechanisms of gut-brain communication and evaluate the effects of gastric electrical stimulation (GES) on brain health and behavior.
Kyla Nichols
Postdoctoral Fellow, Ribbeck Lab
Kyla Nichols aims to uncover how mucus facilitates estrogen metabolism and availability by the gut microbiome and how this could influence sex-based differences seen in mental health disorders via the gut-brain axis.
Jillianne Wisnewski
Graduate Fellow, Moura Silva Lab
Jillianne Wisnewski examines how macrophages bridge communication between the brain and adipose tissue in order to control systemic metabolism.
Center for Bionics Fellowship Program
The K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics provides fellowships for graduate students developing novel neural-mechanical interfaces for control of bionic limbs.
Graduate Fellow, Herr Lab
Christina Meyer is focused on the design of a modular, piecewise system of elastic spring elements to construct a variety of assistive walking devices.
Francesca Riccio-Ackerman
Graduate Fellow, Herr Lab
Francesca Riccio-Ackerman is working to improve the future of healthcare for people with disabilities globally—from the U.S. to Sierra Leone— by strengthening prosthetic and orthotic sectors through innovation in policy, economics, engineering and design.
ICoN Center Fellowship Program
The K. Lisa Yang Integrative Computational Neuroscience Center offers two year fellowships for graduate students and postdocs to work collaboratively across neuroscience disciplines and develop computational models based on data acquired from molecular, physiological, imaging and behavioral experiments.
Fabio Catania
Postdoctoral Fellow, Ghosh, Gabrieli, and Seethapathi Labs
Fabio Catania focuses on understanding the behaviors and communication patterns of autistic people through the lens of human-robot interaction.
Antoine De Comite
Postdoctoral Fellow, Feng and Seethapathi Labs
Antoine De Comite aims at developing comparative models of naturalistic motor control across species and populations.
Lakshmi Govindarajan
Postdoctoral Fellow, McDermott and Fiete Labs
Lakshmi Govindarajan’s research draws from modern statistical tools to provide computational accounts of the interface between perceptual and cognitive processes in biological systems.
Abhiram Iyer
Graduate Fellow, DiCarlo, Fiete, and Harnett Labs
Abhiram Iyer works on computational models of neocortical microcircuits and dendrites to construct more biologically plausible learning rules as an alternative to traditional deep learning.
Graduate Fellow, Fedorenko Lab
Hope Kean studies the neural underpinnings of domain-general reasoning the human brain.
Maedbh King
Postdoctoral Fellow, Ghosh and Gabrieli Labs
Maedbh King focuses on building computational models that integrate biological and behavioral information to develop risk predictors of neuropsychiatric disorders.
Junqing Qiao
Graduate Fellow, Herr Lab
Junqing Qiao’s work focused on creating a differentiable dynamic computational model that can accurately and rapidly simulate neuromechanical dynamics and human physiology, from muscle-tendon neural activations to whole-body metabolic cost.
Qianli Liao
Postdoctoral Fellow, Poggio Lab and Harnett Lab
Qianli Liao aims at further bridging the gap between artificial and biological neural networks: he studies how to implement deep learning in the brain and how exactly biological neural systems can effectively train their neural networks at circuit and synaptic levels.
Dan Mitropolsky
Postdoctoral Fellow, Miller and Poggio Labs
Dan Mitropolsky will continue developing a theoretical computer science approach to understanding the brain: defining and studying minimalistic models based off the simplest assumptions from neuroscience, and in particular thinking about what are the necessary assumptions to make language and learning possible.
Setayesh Radkani
Graduate Fellow, Saxe Lab
Greta Tuckute
Graduate Fellow, Fedorenko Lab
Greta Tuckute studies how language is processed in the human brain and how the representations learned by humans compare to those of artificial neural networks.
Suleman Zaidi
Graduate Fellow, DiCarlo Lab
Suleman Zaidi is testing the ability of multi-electrode electrical microstimulation in the inferior temporal cortex of rhesus macaques to causally control object category perception, using electrophysiology and topographical deep neural network-based models of the ventral visual stream.
Hao Zheng
Postdoctoral Fellow, Fiete and Wang Labs
Hao Zheng’s research focuses on Computational Psychiatry: How a dynamical system balances the flexibility and stability, and then what causes transition to imbalance in mental disorders.
Hock. E Tan Fellowship Program
The Hock E. Tan Fellowship program provides up to two years support for global engineers positioned for a career of addressing compelling, high-impact, real-world challenges.
Leonardo Capeleto de Andrade
Postdoctoral Fellow, GEAR Lab
Leonardo Capeleto de Andrade works on solutions addressing critical challenges emergent from the polycrises of climate change and rapid urban growth in the Amazon, focusing on sustainable, co-designed water and sanitation solutions for vulnerable groups.
Chotiwat Jantarakasem
Postdoctoral Fellow, GEAR Lab
Chotiwat Jantarakasem will conduct problem scoping and identify research opportunities where cutting-edge technology can address pressing needs to improve access to clean water and sufficient, safe food for people around the world, particularly in vulnerable and underserved communities.
Sai Vadhula
Fellow, GEAR Lab
Sai Vadhula is leading the expansion of GEAR Center’s impact in improving health-span in low and middle income countries through design and development of affordable medical devices for screening, diagnosis and treatment of non-communicable diseases.
Rose Yin
Postdoctoral Fellow, GEAR Lab
Rose Yin is focusing on combining her interests and experiences to develop medical devices for global health.
Yang Postbaccalaureate Scholar Program
This program provides two years of paid laboratory experience, mentorship and education to prepare recent college graduates, from backgrounds underrepresented in neuroscience, for applications to top graduate and medical schools.
Iman Khanani
Yang Research Scholar, McDermott Lab
Iman Khanani studies how people hear pitch by optimizing computational models for relative pitch perception to test if they exhibit human traits, which could enhance our understanding of auditory processing.
Sam Merrow
Yang Research Scholar, Feng Lab
Sam Merrow is elucidating the role of several glial cell types in different brain disorders.
Aaron Wright
Yang Research Scholar, Fedorenko Lab
Aaron Wright is exploring the tapestry of language in the brain through the use of neuroimaging and other methods.