ViDA 2021 Organizing Committee
Lauren Burgeno
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology, Walton & Cragg Lab
University of Oxford
Lauren is a long time DopaMiner. She received her Ph.D. training In the laboratory of Paul Phillips at the University of Washington where she studied contributions of cue-evoked dopamine release to addiction related behaviors. Her current work, carried out under the mentorship of Drs. Walton & Cragg, is aimed at understanding how striatal cholinergic interneurons shape dopamine neurotransmission during reward guided decision making.
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology, Walton & Cragg Lab
University of Oxford
Lauren is a long time DopaMiner. She received her Ph.D. training In the laboratory of Paul Phillips at the University of Washington where she studied contributions of cue-evoked dopamine release to addiction related behaviors. Her current work, carried out under the mentorship of Drs. Walton & Cragg, is aimed at understanding how striatal cholinergic interneurons shape dopamine neurotransmission during reward guided decision making.
Lindsay Cameron
PhD Candidate, Olson Lab
UC Davis
Lindsay’s work focuses on studying the effects of psychedelics and related compounds, including their potential for treating neuropsychiatric disorders like depression, PTSD and addiction. During her PhD work, she investigated whether hallucinations are necessary to achieve therapeutic effects caused by these compounds. Through systematic design, she created a novel, non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analog that has therapeutic properties. Lindsay will continue to study psychedelics as a joint postdoctoral scholar in the Malenka and Deisseroth labs at Stanford University beginning in early 2022.
PhD Candidate, Olson Lab
UC Davis
Lindsay’s work focuses on studying the effects of psychedelics and related compounds, including their potential for treating neuropsychiatric disorders like depression, PTSD and addiction. During her PhD work, she investigated whether hallucinations are necessary to achieve therapeutic effects caused by these compounds. Through systematic design, she created a novel, non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analog that has therapeutic properties. Lindsay will continue to study psychedelics as a joint postdoctoral scholar in the Malenka and Deisseroth labs at Stanford University beginning in early 2022.
Ben Engelhard
Postdoc Scholar, Witten & Tank Lab
Princeton University
Ben Engelhard studies the responses of dopamine neurons during complex behavior. He is particularly interested in how the diversity of dopaminergic responses is shaped by the circuitry of the midbrain, and in the functional significance of this diversity for distinct aspects of cognitive processing.
Postdoc Scholar, Witten & Tank Lab
Princeton University
Ben Engelhard studies the responses of dopamine neurons during complex behavior. He is particularly interested in how the diversity of dopaminergic responses is shaped by the circuitry of the midbrain, and in the functional significance of this diversity for distinct aspects of cognitive processing.
Rebekah Evans
Assistant Professor
Georgetown University
Rebekah Evans studies cellular physiology and functional connectivity in the neurons and circuits that degenerate in Parkinson's Disease. She aims to understand how circuit alterations can increase or decrease dopaminergic neuron vulnerability.
Assistant Professor
Georgetown University
Rebekah Evans studies cellular physiology and functional connectivity in the neurons and circuits that degenerate in Parkinson's Disease. She aims to understand how circuit alterations can increase or decrease dopaminergic neuron vulnerability.
Ali Mohebi
PostDoc Scholar, Berke & Sohal lab
UCSF
A recovering electrical engineer, Ali has a broad interest in the circuit mechanisms of cognitive control and decision making in the cortex and subcortical pathways. He is particularly interested in how neuromodulation sculpts the state of neuronal networks. For the past few years, he has been studying the role of neuromodulator dopamine in learning and motivation. Endorsed by a K award from NIMH, he is now studying the role of dopamine in modulating prefrontal network states during attention and working memory.
PostDoc Scholar, Berke & Sohal lab
UCSF
A recovering electrical engineer, Ali has a broad interest in the circuit mechanisms of cognitive control and decision making in the cortex and subcortical pathways. He is particularly interested in how neuromodulation sculpts the state of neuronal networks. For the past few years, he has been studying the role of neuromodulator dopamine in learning and motivation. Endorsed by a K award from NIMH, he is now studying the role of dopamine in modulating prefrontal network states during attention and working memory.
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