Ruichao Shao

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For me, home is: Xiamen, China

Prior degree(s): B.S. in Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Research experience before PiN: I conducted my undergraduate research in Dr. Eric Erquan Zhang’s lab at the National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing (NIBS), where I investigated how sleep deprivation impairs physiological states in mouse model.

Current research interests: Brain-body interaction

Interests outside lab: Cycling, photography, hiking, and aviation