Current Role at Stanford
I am a senior scientist in Dr. Gary's Steinberg's lab. I supervise several projects that use optogenetics, imaging techniques and next generation sequencing to study post-stroke neural circuit dynamics and recovery mechanisms. My main interests are to study how the brain recovers from injury at both the neural circuit and molecular level, and to develop strategies to promote the recovery process.
Honors & Awards
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Honors in Excellence in Research, University of California, Irvine, Dept of Biological Sciences (1999)
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NIDA Training Grant - Predoctoral Fellowship, University of California, Irvine, Dept of Pharmacology (2001)
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PhRMA Pharmacology/Toxicology Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, PhRMA Foundation (2003-2005)
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Henry Wood Elliot Ph.D., M.D. Award, University of California, Irvine (2005)
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Western States Affiliate, Postdoctoral Fellowship, American Heart Association (2005-2007)
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NIH National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Fellowship (NRSA), NIH-NINDS (2008-2011)
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Julius Axelrod Travel Award, Society for Neuroscience (2010)
Education & Certifications
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Postdoc, Stanford University, Dept of Biology & Neurosurgery, Brain injury (2011)
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PhD, University of California, Irvine, Dept of Pharmacology, Neuropharmacology (2005)
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BS, University of California, Irvine, Biological Sciences (1999)