Anna J. Li, Ph.D.

I'm a computational and systems neuroscientist thinking about large-scale biological data. In addition to studying neural dynamics, I build and improve research tools spanning microscopy, electrophysiology, experimental control systems, and data pipelines.

Background

University of Washington

Ph.D. Neuroscience, F31 Fellow

2020–2026, Steinmetz Lab

  • Studied trial-to-trial variability in visual cortex (interact with our data here)
  • Built pipelines for large-scale electrophysiology, mesoscale imaging, and optogenetics

National Institute of Mental Health

Postbaccalaureate Research Fellow

2018–2020, Histed Lab

  • Developed tools for holographic photostimulation and two-photon imaging

Northeastern University

B.S. Behavioral Neuroscience

2015–2018, Shansky Lab

  • Studied sex differences in fear conditioning and threat-response behavior

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