#  Zoe Sarafis 

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 **Thesis advisor:** David Ginty  
**Rotation lab(s):** David Ginty, Bence Ölveczky, Lauren Orefice  
**For me, home is:** Vancouver, Canada  
**Undergraduate degree(s):** MSc in Health Sciences and Technology (Major in Neurosciences); Bachelor of Kinesiology (Health Science)  
**Research experience before PiN:** During my undergraduate studies, I studied the cardiovascular consequences of spinal cord injury at the University of British Columbia. I completed my Master’s in Health Sciences and Technology (Major in Neurosciences) at ETH Zurich, first working on a project developing a neuroprosthesis for low blood pressure in spinal cord injury in Dr. Gregoire Courtine’s lab, and studying hypothalamic-spinal circuits in relation to sensorimotor control for my thesis in Dr. Denis Burdakov’s lab. Following my Master’s, I worked as a Research Assistant in Eiman Azim’s lab at the Salk Institute researching neural circuits for dexterous movement.   
**Current research interests:** My research interests are focused on exploring how neural circuit organization and population-level activity relates to function, particularly for sensorimotor control, learning and memory.  
**Interests outside lab / favorite hangouts:** Travelling, skiing, cycling, dancing, reading poetry, and songwriting



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Entry year
    
     [2022-2023](/entry-year/2022-2023)
- ## People
    
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