Ella is originally from England but grew up in France and Ohio. After completing a PhD in computational neuroscience at Columbia University, Ella joined PiN in May 2020 as a curriculum developer and lecturer for computational neuroscience. Since joining...
Our research areas are theoretical neuroscience and neuroscience-guided machine learning. We seek to uncover the algorithms of the brain and their implementation at the network and cellular levels. But, how can we infer what the brain computes from the...
Thesis advisor: Sam Gershman
Rotation labs: Sam Gershman, Jan Drugowitsch
For me, home is: Beijing, China
Undergraduate degree(s): University of Pennsylvania (BA in Neuroscience)
Research experience before PiN: Occam’s razor in human and ANN decision-making...
Our goal is to understand fundamental principles for the function and organization of neuronal circuits in the mammalian cortex. We investigate how circuits perform computations involved in working memory and decision-making, especially in the context of...
Rotation labs: Jan Drugowitsch, Carlos Ponce, Bence Olveczky, Sam Gershman
For me, home is: Reston, Virginia
Prior degree(s): B.S. in computer science and neuroscience with a certificate in Science & Society (Duke University)
Research experience before PiN:...
Every decision and behavior is haunted by uncertainty, introduced by the noisy and ambiguous nature of the world that surrounds us. Despite this, we make such decisions with seeming ease. Our goal is to understand the fundamental computations and their...
Thesis advisor: Christopher Harvey
For me, home is: Houston, TX
Undergraduate degree(s): Stanford 2019 (Computational Biology)
Research experience before PiN: radiology machine learning, neuroimaging, computer vision for experimental neuroscience
Current...
Thesis advisor: Michael Crickmore
Rotation labs: Sam Gershman, Gabriel Kreiman, Kanaka Rajan
For me, home is: Cumberland, RI
Undergraduate degree(s): BS in Math with minor in CS (Northeastern University)
Research experience before PiN: Multimodal fusion in...
For me, home is: Sacramento, CA
Prior degree(s): AB in Molecular Biology, Princeton University; MD in Progress, HMS
Research experience before PiN: At Princeton University, I studied circuit mechanisms of cerebellar learning with Dr. Samuel Wang. After...
Thesis advisor: Jonathan Green
Rotation labs: Jonathan Green, Gord Fishell, Corey Allard, Rachel Wilson
For me, home is: Deerfield, New Hampshire
Prior degree(s): B.A. in Biological Sciences, Computer Science, and Mathematics at Cornell University
Research...
For me, home is: Tampa, FL
Prior degree(s): BS in Computer Engineering, BA in Mathematics, University of South Florida
Research experience before PiN: Automated segmentation and expedited proofreading workflows/tools for connectomics (Dr. George Spirou, USF...