Interdisciplinary Digital Science for Healthy Human Development at the Synergy of Systems (SynoSys) Department of the Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Science (CIDS) founded by Prof. Dr. Dirk Brockmann

Computational Epidemiology Project Group (Modeling of Infectious Diseases) led by Prof. Dr. Dirk Brockmann

Complex Biological Systems working group at the Institute for Theoretical Biology and the IRI Life Sciences supervised by Prof. Dr. Dirk Brockmann

Lead biostatistician for several previously-initiated multi-site FDA Phase II clinical trials for the clearance of neuroplasticity-based cognitive training software as medical devices for various disorders including schizophrenia, hemispatial neglect, and traumatic brain injury

• Development and validation of brain plasticity-based computerized cognitive training and assessment tools designed to establish comprehensive perceptual and cognitive profiles, enhance specific cognitive domains, and improve everyday functioning of individuals in need

• Validation of post-synaptic fluorogen activating protein (FAP) localization in neocortical neurons to be used in conjunction with pre-synaptic constructs in order to create a reversible trans-synaptic sensing system capable of mapping connections between different cell types

TA for the graduate Systems Neuroscience course, including neuroanatomy lab

• Optimization of image capture of volumetric whole-brain consecutive coronal marmoset tissue sections for alignment and reconstruction
• Collaboration on the development and testing of a novel high-speed, high-resolution ribbon scanning confocal microscopy system• Development and adaptation of techniques for the automated quantification of rabies-infected neurons distributed across entire brain networks for the analysis of neuroanatomical circuit tracing experiments

• Investigation of the effects of mu-opiod receptor agents on alcohol seeking behavior, focusing on the role of the medial shell of the nucleus accumbens on the extinction circuit, while considering inputs from the lateral hypothalamus, ventral pallidum, and infralimbic cortex

• Exploration of the psychological and biological factors that account for the faster rate of biological aging observed in individuals exposed to chronic or traumatic psychological stress, focusing on threat sensitivity, inflammation, and telomere length

Provide personalized one-on-one academic tutoring for high school students in a variety of subjects, with a focus on science and math