Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor
Qian Lin, Ph.D.
Email: neuroqian.lin@utoronto.ca
Also serve as Concentration Lead for Data Science for Biology – MScAC
As a systems neuroscientist, I am passionate about training future systems and computational neuroscientists, and I enjoy working with people from diverse educational and training backgrounds.
- Postdoc 2022 – The Rockefeller University
- Postdoc 2016 – IMP, Vienna Bio Center
- Ph.D. 2016 – National University of Singapore (NUS)
- B.Sc. 2011 – University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
- CV
In my spare time, I enjoy martial arts, video games, Wuxia TV series, and spending time with my toddler. I am actively practicing karate and naginata while also playing Age of Empires with my spouse.
Current Members
Habibe Üçpunar, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, UofT
Email: habibe.ucpunar@utoronto.ca
Cameron Parro
Ph.D. Candidate, UofT
Email: c.parro@mail.utoronto.ca
I am a Ph.D. student in the Lin lab researching whole-brain neural dynamics of sensory decision-making, with the broad goal of understanding how the activity of neuronal systems connects to the rich internal experience of subjectivity. I am also passionate about interdisciplinary research and education, and hope to bring a radical, critical lens into the lab and classroom. Outside science, I love keeping up with pop culture (shows, music, podcasts, memes), biking (fixed gear!), travelling, my cat, and a good amount of aimless wandering!
Christine Tang
M.Sc. Candidate, UofT
Email: christiiine.tang@mail.utoronto.ca
My research investigates how changes in circadian rhythm (via light cycle modulation) affect social behaviour in zebrafish. I will specifically look at the cerebellum to unravel the neuronal mechanisms responsible for this relationship, as it is a brain region reported to be involved in both social and circadian functions. In general, I enjoy learning about how animals function on a cellular and organ level to understand how their mechanisms change and adapt to changes in their environment.
Outside the lab, I spend my free time crocheting and knitting, enjoying anime and K-pop, and watching fish videos on TikTok. 🙂
Pauline Shen
M.Sc. Candidate, UofT
Email: pauliney.shen@mail.utoronto.ca
Undergraduate Students
Ambrose Ling
· Undergraduate Researcher
Anuraag Nagaraja
· Undergraduate Researcher
Gavin Pu
· Undergraduate Researcher
Ashenafee Mandefro
· BCB430
William Gagne
· Work Study
Yapeng Zhuang
· Undergraduate Researcher
Oskar Moesmand
· Post-bac Researcher
Asia Anwary.
· CSB498
Jaden How
· CSC494 & CSC495
Haoze Li
· Undergraduate Researcher
Alumni
- Andreas Constas, Work-Study, UofT, 2023 Jan – 2024 Feb
- Tony Yuan, Undergraduate Researcher, UofT, 2023 May – 2024 Jan
- J Gravestock Snee, Undergraduate Researcher, UofT, 2023 June – 2023 Dec
- Michelle Sun, ESROP & CSB USRA, UofT, 2023 May – 2023 Aug (also our lab Logo Designer)
- Wei Jin Luo, BCB330 & Work-Study, 2022 Sep – 2023 Aug
- Fangyi Li, BCB330, UofT, 2023 May – 2023 Aug
- Bohan Yao, UTEA, UofT, 2023 May – 2023 Aug
- Jason You, Undergraduate Researcher, UofT, 2023 May – 2023 Aug
- Minzheng Liu, BCB330, UofT, 2022 Sep – 2023 Apr
- Rico Zong, BCB430, UofT, 2022 Sep – 2023 Apr