#  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



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Entry year
    
     [2026-2027](/entry-year/2026-2027)
- ## People
    
     [Student](/people/student)