David Zhou

Mentored by IDIES member Genevieve Stein-O’Brien

Development of the mammalian cerebral cortex is a complex and highly-regulated process requiring precise coordination of biomolecular pathways. Dysregulation of those pathways yields a mature cortex abnormal in both structure and function, correlating with an array of neurodevelopmental disorders. Research on cerebrocortical development is valuable to underlying such disorders. However, current in vivo methods are often hindered by concerns relating to time, cost, and ethics.

DAVID ZHOU is a second-year undergraduate majoring in Neuroscience and Applied Mathematics & Statistics. He is interested in investigating systems and cellular neuroscience, particularly through a hybrid computational-experimental approach.