BRIAN CHEN LAB

Neural Circuit Formation

Meet the current team in the lab

Current Lab Members

Brian Chen, Ph.D.
Brian Chen, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator ยท Associate Professor
Neurology & Neurosurgery | Faculty & Department of Medicine
Researcher | Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
brian.chen@mcgill.ca
JJ
Jenny Jiao
Ph.D. Student
Novel Drug Therapeutics for Neurodegenerative Diseases
BSc (Honours Biology & Computer Science), McGill University
jenny.jiao@mail.mcgill.ca
SJ
Sannah Javaheri
Undergraduate Student
Validation of Drugs for Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Cognitive Science, McGill University
Farida Emran
Farida Emran
Research Associate
Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Targeting
Ph.D. (Pharmacology), Stony Brook University
farida.emran@affiliate.mcgill.ca

Alumni

Postdoctoral Fellows & Graduate Students
  • Renee Yin YuPh.D. (Neuroscience), McGill University, 2023
  • Alyeri Bucio Méndez, Ph.D.Postdoctoral Fellow 2019–2022
  • Júnia Vieira dos SantosPh.D. (Neuroscience), McGill University, 2020
  • Ibrahim KaysPh.D. (Neuroscience), McGill University, 2017
  • Chiu-An LoPh.D. (Neuroscience), McGill University, 2015
  • Vedrana CvetkovskaPh.D. (Neuroscience), McGill University, 2014
Undergraduate Students
  • Sarah KimBEng (Bioengineering), McGill University, 2023
  • Kelly Yiyi KongBSc (Honours Biology & Computer Science), McGill University, 2022
  • Feby Danyu LuoBSc (Biology), McGill University, 2021
  • Karina PaliottiBSc (Anatomy & Cell Biology), McGill University, 2019
  • Sierra PersaudBSc (Anatomy & Cell Biology), McGill University, 2019
  • Andrea TercerosBSc (Neuroscience), McGill University, 2018
  • Denisa RusuBSc (Anatomy & Cell Biology), McGill University, 2017
  • Peter Mussells PiresBSc (Neuroscience), McGill University, 2016
  • Alexander GrebenBSc (Neuroscience), McGill University, 2015
  • Victoria StoudenikinaBSc (Anatomy & Cell Biology), McGill University, 2013
  • Radu SuciuBSc (Chemistry), McGill University, 2012
  • Sean LambBSc (Mathematics & Biology), McGill University, 2011
  • Marzieh GhiasiBSc (Anatomy & Cell Biology), McGill University, 2011
  • Shay NeufeldBSc (Neuroscience), McGill University, 2010
  • Alexa HibbertBSc (Biology), McGill University, 2010

Opportunities

Postdoctoral fellows — please inquire directly.
Graduate students — no positions available at this time.
Undergraduate students — no positions available at this time.

Technical Positions

I am looking to hire 2 software engineers to help with GeneDig. An ideal candidate will be a biologist accomplished in computer programming, or a computer programmer with bioinformatics experience.