Mong Fellows 2025-2026
Pushing the limit of imaging depth of living mouse brain at single-cell resolution
Monzilur Rahman and Yi-Hao Chen
Development of genetically encoded flourescent sensors
Ziwei Fan and Deepthi Mahishi Vasuki
Multi-modal bi-directional stable neural interface
Zifang Zhao and Chi Liu
Mong Fellows 2024-2025
Advancing deep brain imaging
Xi Chen and Tajin Saleh
The geometry of cognitive maps in the mouse hippocampus
Ivan Kondratyev and Jason Kim
Mobile VR goggles to investigate perceptual stability
Matthew Isaacson and Erin Kempkes
Mong Fellows 2023-2024
Neural mechanisms of social communication in parrots
Toni Liu and Caleb Jones
Engineering optical methods to quantify synaptic vesicle dynamics in C. elegans
Derek Wei and Ling-Ting Huang
Mong Fellows 2022-2023
Predictive detection and real-time optogenetic silencing of pathological epileptiform discharges in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease
Laura Berkowitz and Ryan Harvey
Developing a wireless system to record neural activity of mice in the wild
Can Liu and Caleb C. Vogt
Decoding hippocampus-hypothalamus axis using dual GRIN lens multiphoton microendoscopy
Anna Gruzdeva and Shitong Zhao
Mong Fellows 2020-2022
Changwoo Seo
3P Imaging of Nucleus Solitary Tract (NST) to study neural population dynamics during food ingestion
Supervised by: Nilay Yapici and Chris Xu
Aria Henderson
A microfluidic glymphatics-on-chip to decipher transport mechanisms of endogenously produced proteins in brain tissues
Supervised by: Nozomi Nishimura and Esak Lee
Nancy Ruiz
Measuring blood flow in the hippocampus of Alzheimer’s disease mouse models with an adaptive excitation source (AES)
Supervised by: Chris Xu and Chris Schaffer
Yanxin Ji
Intelligent Deep Optical Stimulators (IDOS)
Supervised by: Paul McEuen and Aloysha Molnar
Aaron Mok
3P Imaging of Nucleus Solitary Tract (NST) to study neural population dynamics during food ingestion
Supervised by: Nilay Yapici and Chris Xu
Chris Brunkhorst
A microfluidic glymphatics-on-chip to decipher transport mechanisms of endogenously produced proteins in brain tissues
Supervised by: Nozomi Nishimura and Esak Lee
Bo Li
Measuring blood flow in the hippocampus of Alzheimer’s disease mouse models with an adaptive excitation source (AES)
Supervised by: Chris Xu and Chris Schaffer
Andrea Roeser
Neural mechanisms of social communication in parrots
Supervised by: Jesse Goldberg and Itai Cohen
Rose Tatarsky
Supervised by: Chris Xu and Andrew Bass
Xusan Yang
Measuring blood flow in the hippocampus of Alzheimer’s disease mouse models with an adaptive excitation source (AES)
Supervised by: Chris Xu and Chris Schaffer
Han Keng Teoh
Neural mechanisms of social communication in parrots
Supervised by: Jesse Goldberg and Itai Cohen
Najva Akbari
Supervised by: Chris Xu and Andrew Bass
Devesh Khilwani
Intelligent Deep Optical Stimulators (IDOS)
Supervised by: Paul McEuen and Aloysha Molnar
2019-2020 Fellows
Ajinkya Dahake
Spatiotemporal mapping of neuronal microenvironment and physiology to understand signal transduction
Supervised by: Robert A. Raguso
Piyush Jain
Spatiotemporal mapping of neuronal microenvironment and physiology to understand signal transduction
Supervised by: Abraham D. Stroock
Logan G. Wright
Learning and the dynamical complexity of biological neural networks
Lab Heads: Chris Xu, Peter McMahon
Tianyu Wang
Learning and the dynamical complexity of biological neural networks
Lab Heads: Chris Xu, Peter McMahon
2018-2019 Fellows
Fei Xia
Neuronal cell type identification using invivo deep brain imaging and in situ hybridization chain reaction
Supervised by: Chris Xu, Melissa R. Warden
Wenchao Gu
Neuronal cell type identification using invivo deep brain imaging and in situ hybridization chain reaction
Supervised by: Chris Xu, Melissa R. Warden
Alice Huang
Machine learning guided deep brain stimulation to cure neurological disease
Lab heads: Jesse Goldberg, Mert R. Sabuncu
Artem Bolshakov
Machine learning guided deep brain stimulation to cure neurological disease
Lab heads: Jesse Goldberg, Mert R. Sabuncu
Logan Wright
Lab heads: Peter McMahon, Chris Xu
Tianyu Wang
Lab heads: Peter McMahon, Chris Xu
Saumya Sahai
Measuring neural activity in freely moving Drosophila using bioluminescent calcium sensors
Lab heads: Nozomi Nishimura, Chris Schaffer, Nilay Yapici
Daniel Rivera
Measuring neural activity in freely moving Drosophila using bioluminescent calcium sensors
Lab heads: Nozomi Nishimura, Chris Schaffer, Nilay Yapici
Karolina Zaborska
Development of new tools to measure neuronal control of vascular function in health and disease
Lab heads: Bethany Cummings and Nozomi Nishimura
Jiahn Choi
Development of new tools to measure neuronal control of vascular function in health and disease
Lab heads: Bethany Cummings and Nozomi Nishimura
Adam Bisogni
Developing a microfluidic device capable of analyzing RNA, DNA, and epigenetic signatures from the same neuron
Lab heads: David Lin, Harold Craighead
Harvey Tian
Developing a microfluidic device capable of analyzing RNA, DNA, and epigenetic signatures from the same neuron
Lab heads: David Lin, Harold Craighead
Sam Whitehead
Lab Head: Itai Cohen
Mong Fellows 2017-2018
Akash Guru and Chunyan Wu
David Sinefeld and Dawnis Chow
Mengran Wang and Michael Reynolds
Priya Balasubramanian and Ryan Post
Sam Whitehead and Teja Bollu
Yi-Yun Ho and Yu-Ting Cheng
Mong Fellows 2016-2017
David Bulkin and Yiting Xie
Mitch Pender and Changwoo Seo
Sam Whitehead and Teja Pratap Bollu