Carol Chen

Thesis advisor: Nao Uchida

Rotation labs: Carlos Ponce, Bernardo Sabatini, Nao Uchida

For me, home is: Suzhou, China

Prior degree(s): BA in Molecular & Cell Biology (Neurobiology emphasis), UC Berkeley

Research experience before PiN: During my undergraduate research, I investigated sleep in Cassiopea jellyfish in Professor Richard Harland’s lab and then transitioned to studying the impact of sleep on a Parkinson’s Disease mouse model in Professor Yang Dan’s lab. I also had a summer research experience in Professor Nao Uchida’s lab, where I focused on the neural mechanisms underlying naturalistic decision-making processes using the patch-leaving behavior paradigm.

Current research interests: Neural Coding and Information Processing, Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience

Interests outside lab: Photography, movies, eating good food, Duolingo