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Research Program Mentors

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Neuroscience
Jessica

Jessica

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of California Irvine (UCI)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Neuroscience

  2. University of California Irvine (UCI)

    MSMaster of Science

    Immunology

Expertise

Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, cognitive and behavioral therapy

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AZEEZAT

AZEEZAT

PhD

Education

  1. New Jersey Institute of Technology

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2019
  2. City College of New York (CUNY)

    BSEBachelor of Sci...2015

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Neuroscience, neuroimaging, signal processing, data science

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JoColl

JoColl

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. Boston University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Neuroscience

  2. Boston University

    MSMaster of Science2018

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Neuroscience, Psychiatrics, Anxiety, PTSD, Endocrinology, Sensory Systems, Anatomy, Down Syndrome...

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Maria

Maria

MD/PhD candidateChemistry

Education

  1. Tufts University

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD

    Chemistry

  2. Harvard University

    BABachelor of Arts2018

    Chemistry

Expertise

Chemical Biology, Drug Development, Biological Experimental Assay Development

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Shannon

Shannon

PhD candidateNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Neuroscience

  2. California State University, San Bernardino

    BABachelor of Arts2023

    Psychology

Expertise

Neuroscience of Substance Use Disorders, Sex Differences, Psychopharmacology, Neuropharmacology...

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline

PhDEcology

Education

  1. Brown University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Ecology

  2. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2013

    Ecology

Expertise

Immunology, Ecology, Behavioral Sciences, Neuroimmunology, neurodegenerative disease, philosophy of...

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Adam

Adam

PhDBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Johns Hopkins University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2021

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    MSEMaster of Scien...2021

    Statistics

Expertise

Machine learning, causal inference, quantitative finance, biomedical engineering, and data science

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Kathryn

Kathryn

PhD candidateNeuroscience

Education

  1. Yale University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Neuroscience

  2. American Public University System

    MAMaster of Arts2021

    Psychology

Expertise

Neuroscience, Psychology, Psychiatry, Biology, Addiction, Substance Use, Anxiety, Depression, Mood...

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Adeoluwa

Adeoluwa

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Stanford University

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    MPHMaster of Publi...

    Public Health

Expertise

Biology, Health, Healthcare/medicine, Public Health, Creative Writing, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative...

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Anthony

Anthony

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2019

    Neuroscience

  2. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2010

    Molecular Biology

Expertise

Glial biology, neuroscience, brain cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, neuroinflammation, multiple sclerosis

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Kara

Kara

MPHPublic Health

Education

  1. Tulane University

    MPHMaster of Publi...2023

    Public Health

  2. Princeton University

    BABachelor of Arts2021

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Neuroscience, Psychology, Public Health, Epidemiology, Research Methods

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Hunter

Hunter

MD/PhD candidateNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of Washington

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD

    Neuroscience

  2. Washington University in St. Louis

    BABachelor of Arts2015

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Medicine, Philosophy of Mind

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Joe

Joe

PhDBiomedical E...

Education

  1. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2016

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

    MSMaster of ScienceTBD

    Data Science

Expertise

AI, machine learning, deep learning, data science, natural language processing, signal processing, image...

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Lee

Lee

PhDPsychology

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Psychology

  2. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    MSMaster of Science2023

    Psychology

Expertise

empathy, prosocial behavior, social psychology, developmental psychology, persuasion and influence...

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Kenna

Kenna

PhD candidatePsychology

Education

  1. Virginia Commonwealth University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Psychology

  2. Drexel University

    MPHMaster of Publi...2020

    Public Health

Expertise

psychology and public health

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Marc

Marc

PhD candidateOrthopedics

Education

  1. Rutgers University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Orthopedics

  2. Georgetown University

    MSMaster of Science2017

    Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology

Expertise

Biotechnology, Healthcare, Biology, Business of Science, Biomedicine

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Rahul

Rahul

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Neuroscience

  2. Rutgers University

    BABachelor of Arts2017

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Neuroscience, Biology, Engineering, Genetics, Data Science

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Chizoma

Chizoma

MBABusiness

Education

  1. Duke University

    MBAMaster of Busin...2025

    Business

  2. University of Notre Dame

    BSBachelor of Sci...2016

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Neuroscience, Neurodevelopment, Management Consulting, Business (Marketing, Operations, Finance)...

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Miranda

Miranda

PhD candidateImmunology

Education

  1. Duke University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Immunology

  2. University of Texas at San Antonio

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Microbiology

Expertise

Biology, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Immunology

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Liz

Liz

PhD candidateNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Neuroscience

  2. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    BSBachelor of Sci...

Expertise

neuroscience (behavior, social behavior, computational neuroscience, hypothalamus, development), mental...

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