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Junhao Zhu

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Research Assistant

Leutgeb Laboratories
09.2022 - Current
  • Make drives that are used to record the neuron activities of rats
  • Conduct histology, which visualizes neural structures and confirms electrode placement post-experiment
  • Train rats to run eight-arm radial mazes, conducting working memory tasks
  • Perform data analysis using MATLAB, contributing to discovery that theta oscillations occurred during movement as well as periods of immobility

Conduct Undergraduate Individual Research Project

UCSD
, CA
09.2023 - 12.2023
  • Investigate gender differences in learning efficiency of working memory tasks in male and female rats
  • Executed protocols focused on animal working memory tasks
  • Found male rats achieved high success rates faster in working memory tasks.

Mentor

UC San Diego
09.2024 - Current
  • Mentored mentees who are new undergraduate students at UC San Diego, providing personalized advice and support
  • Advised mentees on research opportunities as well as student organizations on campus
  • Participated in mentorship training and workshops to develop effective mentoring skills

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

UCSD
, CA
09.2024 - 12.2024
  • Guided undergraduate students in human physiology
  • Offered additional support to solidify understanding of subjects
  • Scheduled office hours to assist students on a weekly basis

Education

Bachelor of Science - Neurobiology

University of California San Diego
06-2025

Skills

  • Adept at Building Multielectrode Drives
  • Histology Techniques Expertise
  • Expertise in MATLAB and Python for Data Analysis
  • Skilled in Cognitive Task Instruction for Rodents
  • Fluency in Mandarin, English, and Cantonese

Poster

Wang M, Yuan L, Ee P, Zhu J, Leutgeb S, Leutgeb J. Theta sequences in hippocampus persist during periods of immobility and predict the upcoming choice during spatial working memory. Poster presentation at Society for Neuroscience (SfN) 2024 in Chicago.

Timeline

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

UCSD
09.2024 - 12.2024

Mentor

UC San Diego
09.2024 - Current

Conduct Undergraduate Individual Research Project

UCSD
09.2023 - 12.2023

Research Assistant

Leutgeb Laboratories
09.2022 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Neurobiology

University of California San Diego
Junhao Zhu