-Selected for the NSF-REU in Sensorimotor Neural Engineering at UW CNT-Design + implement self-supervised neural electrocorticography (ECoG) decoder for brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) using cross-modal data on non-human primates (NHP)-Mentors: Dr. Amy Orsborn, Katherine Perks

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-Lab Assistant under Dr. Jerzy Szablowski, Manwal Harb-Evaluate feasibility of multiplexed Acoustically Targeted Chemogenetics (ATAC) using focused ultrasound for blood-brain barrier opening (FUS-BBBO) and Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs (DREADDs)- Apply lab techniques such as PCR, gel electrophoresis, bacterial culturing, plasmid purification, immunohistochemistry, mounting/imaging/analysis of brain samples, surgical and animal handling protocols, cardiac perfusion, tissue harvesting.-Develop method for acoustically-targeted measurement of transgene expression in the brain-Implemented fringe projection profilometry (FPP) to improve calibration for focused ultrasound (FUS) in the context of blood-brain barrier disruption and spatially precise drug delivery-Managed all software components of the FPP project using C and Matlab, including programs for the fringe projection mapping, calibration of hardware, and data processing/visualization

-Selected for the Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education (CARE) Scholars SRI-Investigated vaccination rates, patterns, and policy in disaggregated Asian subgroups-Investigated sleep quality and duration in disaggregated Asian groups to identify patterns and risk factors to sleep outcomes-Mentors: Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, Dr. Lauren Eggert, Dr. Malathi Srinivasan, Dr. Latha Palaniappan

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