Young Bio Leaders
Dr. Imanuel Lerman's Lab
UC San Diego
Dr. Imanuel Lerman’s lab at UC San Diego explores how the brain and body communicate to control health, with a focus on bioelectronic medicine, neuroscience, and immunology. His team develops new technologies to measure and even regulate the nervous system, with the goal of treating conditions like inflammation, sepsis, PTSD, and chronic pain.
The lab combines neuroscience, engineering, and medicine to push the boundaries of discovery. Students may learn how scientists record signals from the nervous system, use machine learning to find patterns in data, and design new approaches to influence how the body responds to disease.
Dr. Lerman’s lab will provide students with an opportunity to be involved in clinical research recruitment and analyses of techniques such as brain Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and Magnetoencephalography. Advanced students may also work on new device ultrasound stimulation clinical trials.
Dr. Alan Simmons's Lab
UC San Diego
Dr. Alan Simmons’s lab at UC San Diego investigates how the brain processes emotion, stress, and decision-making, with a focus on psychiatric health, trauma, and resilience. His team uses advanced neuroimaging, psychophysiology, and computational analysis to understand how brain circuits change in conditions such as PTSD, anxiety, and mood disorders.
The lab integrates psychology, neuroscience, and data science to uncover how experiences shape brain function. Students may learn how researchers collect and interpret brain-imaging data, analyze behavioral and physiological signals, and explore new ways to understand and support mental health.
Dr. Simmons’ lab will include students participating in meta-analysis projects and working on de-identified data sets.
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