Welcome to our 2022 Neurosciences graduate fellows & MBCT trainees

Oct 24 2022

The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute is pleased to welcome our newest Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellows in the neurosciences, as well as our new Mind, Brain, Computation and Technology student members and NeuroTech Trainees.

We encourage you to scroll through these fantastic cohorts and get to know the next generation of innovative leaders in the neurosciences.

Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellows

Wu Tsai Neuro awards Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowships (SIGFs) in neuroscience to current graduate students conducting innovative, interdisciplinary research that embodies the mission of the institute.

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Angela Y. Lee

Mark and Mary Stevens Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow (Communication)

Research Project: Leveraging screenomics to identify mental illness: Detecting bipolar disorder through computational analysis of smartphone screen data

Advisor: Jeffrey Hancock (Communication)
Co-Advisor: T om Robinson (Epidimiology & Clinical Research)

Kwamina Nyame

Mark and Mary Stevens Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow (Biochemistry)

Research Project: Mechanistic insights into glycerophospholipid metabolism in the lysosome

Advisor: Monther Abu-Remaileh (Chemical Engineering & Genetics)
Co-Advisor: J onathan Long (Pathology)

Xianghao Zhan

Pfeiffer Research Foundation Fellow (Bioengineering)

Research Project: Optimizing computational modeling of traumatic brain injury with machine learning: biomechanics and beyond

Advisor: D avid Camarillo (Bioengineering)
Co-Advisor: Olivier Gavaert (Biomedical Data Science)

NeuroTech Trainees

The NeuroTech Training Program, part of Wu Tsai Neuro's Center for Mind, Brain, Computation, and Technology (MBCT) draws Stanford graduate students from technical disciplines such as bioengineering, computer science, statistics and physics — and prepares them as leaders in the emerging world of neurotechnology.

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Sa Cai

Bioengineering / Materials Science and Engineering

Yasmine Kehnemouyi

Bioengineering

Anna Kochnev Goldstein

Electrical Engineering

Alisa Levin

Computer Science

Amrith Lotlikar

Electrical Engineering

Robert Lupoiu

Electrical Engineering

Itamar Terem

Electrical Engineering

Lara Weed

Bioengineering

Spencer Zhao

Chemical Engineering

Mind, Brain, Computation and Technology Student Members

The MBCT student membership program supports PhD students from empirical, computational, technical or theoretical backgrounds as they stretch beyond the traditional boundaries of their department or lab to learn complementary interdisciplinary approaches, advancing their research and helping them develop into leaders and innovators in their field.

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