Yuan Jia - Morgridge Family SIGF Fellow
Home Department: Chemistry
Faculty Advisors: Robert Waymouth (Chemistry) and Ronald Levy (Medicine—Oncology)
Home Department: Psychology
Faculty Advisor: Jamil Zaki
Talk Title: Neurocomputational mechanisms underlying motivational biases in perceptual decision-making
Event: The Organization of Human Brain Mapping Annual Meeting
Awarded in 2009
Home Department: Chemistry
Faculty Advisor: Vijay Pande (Chemistry)
Home Department: Chemistry
Faculty Advisor: Zhenan Bao
Talk Title: Molecular Design of Stretchable/Elastic Polymer Semiconductors with High Electrical Performance
Event: 2021 MRS Fall Meeting
Home Department: Chemistry
Faculty Advisor: Zhenan Bao
Talk Title: Dynamics of bacterial recombination in the human gut microbiome
Event: Molecular design approach towards elastic and multifunctional polymer electronics - Yu was selected as a finalist for the Eastman Chemical Student Award in Applied Polymer Science.
Dr. Yu Zhang's research operates at the intersection of AI, translational neuroscience, and precision medicine. His work focuses on unraveling the complex neurobiological mechanisms underlying cognitive deficits, behavioral dysfunctions, and therapeutic responses in mental health disorders. By integrating advanced machine learning techniques with multimodal brain imaging modalities (e.g., fMRI, DTI, EEG), Dr.
Awarded in 2020
Home Department: Applied Physics
Faculty Advisors: Karl Deisseroth (Bioengineering and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences), Surya Ganguli (Applied Physics), and David
Sussillo (Electrical Engineering)
Home Department: Electrical Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Leonidas Guibas
Talk Title: Acquiring 3D indoor environments with variability and repetition
Event: Siggraph Asia 2012