#  Siyan Zhou 

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**Thesis advisor:** Christopher Harvey  
**Rotation lab(s):** Aravinthan Samuel, Christopher Harvey, Cengiz Pehlevan  
**For me, home is:** Jilin, China  
**Undergraduate degree(s):** BS Biological Science  
**Research experience before PiN:** Studying molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease in mice and flies  
**Current research interests:** With a general interest in circuit mechanisms of cognition, I am currently studying the involvement of posterior cortical areas in flexible decision making using RNN modeling approaches.  
**Interests outside lab / favorite hangouts:** Orchestra, plants and museums 

 

 

 





 

 

- ## Entry year
    
     [2019-2020](/entry-year/2019-2020)
- ## People
    
     [Student](/people/student)