ViDA 2020 Organizing Committee
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. She is particularly interested in understanding how connectivity between the prefrontal cortex and other brain regions is altered in pathological states.
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. She is particularly interested in understanding how connectivity between the prefrontal cortex and other brain regions is altered in pathological states.
Ben Engelhard
Post-doc, Witten and 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.
Post-doc, Witten and 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
Post-Doc, Khaliq lab
NINDS/NIH
Rebekah Evans studies the cellular physiology and functional circuit connectivity of dopaminergic neurons. She is particularly interested in discovering mechanisms to slow or stop the progression of Parkinson’s Disease, and will be starting her independent lab in the Neuroscience Department at Georgetown University in January 2021.
Post-Doc, Khaliq lab
NINDS/NIH
Rebekah Evans studies the cellular physiology and functional circuit connectivity of dopaminergic neurons. She is particularly interested in discovering mechanisms to slow or stop the progression of Parkinson’s Disease, and will be starting her independent lab in the Neuroscience Department at Georgetown University in January 2021.
Christine Liu
PhD Candidate, Lammel lab
UC Berkeley
Christine Liu is currently investigating a brainstem to midbrain circuit involved in mediating nicotine aversion. More broadly, she is interested in understanding how recreational drugs affect and modify neural circuits. During her time outside of the lab, she creates art to communicate and celebrate science.
PhD Candidate, Lammel lab
UC Berkeley
Christine Liu is currently investigating a brainstem to midbrain circuit involved in mediating nicotine aversion. More broadly, she is interested in understanding how recreational drugs affect and modify neural circuits. During her time outside of the lab, she creates art to communicate and celebrate science.
Ali Mohebi
Post-Doc, Berke 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.
Post-Doc, Berke 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.
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