Jingyi Chen, Ph.D.
Doctoral Thesis: Neural mechanisms for social behaviors in mice
Undergraduate Institution: Tsinghua University
Noteworthy Publications: Flexible scaling and persistence of social vocal communication, Nature (2021)
Honors & Awards: Dorris Neuroscience Center (DNC) Travel Award (2018); Scripps Research Symposium Outstanding Lightning Talk Award (2019); Dorris Scholar Award (2020); Frank. J. Dixon Graduate Award (2020)
Favorite Aspects of Graduate Studies: "Scripps' graduate program is amazing at supporting the students so that they can fully focus on their research."
Next Steps: "I will continue to work as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington with Dr. Michael Bruchas. As I am interested in understanding how the brain processes various sensory input as well as internal cues that lead to flexible behaviors, I’ll be focusing on how neurotransmitters and neuropeptides regulate behavioral state changes."
Be sure to join us at 10 a.m. PDT on Friday, May 21 for our Virtual Commencement Ceremony! Chen's advisor and mentor, Prof. Lisa Stowers, will deliver a few words (as will Chen) about her graduate experience, and viewers can learn about our 41 other 2021 graduates, who are now setting out to build careers that will impact the future of biomedical research.
