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Name	Ji Ni
Contact Information	niji(at)cibr.ac.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Beijing

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Name

Ji Ni

Contact Information

niji(at)cibr.ac.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing
Faculty	Brain Science and Anthropology
Academic Background & Achievements	2013 Ph.D. in Neuroscience (Systems Biology): Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2007 Dual Bachelor's in Biology and Physics: Berea College
Work Experience	2022-present - Beijing Institute of Brain Science and Brain-like Research - Researcher 2022.3-2022.6 - Boston University - Senior Postdoctoral Researcher 2016-2022 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Postdoctoral Researcher, Senior Scientist 2013-2015 - Harvard University - Postdoctoral Researcher
Awards	2020: American Women Scientists Visiting Scholarship 2020: COSYNE Travel Grant 2017-2019: Charles A. King Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship 2016-2017: JFDP Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship 2015: Marine Biological Laboratory Computational Image Processing Course Grant 2007-2011: Singleton Doctoral Scholarship 2010: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Visiting Scholarship 2007-2009: Berea College Graduate Scholarship 2003-2007: Berea College Full Scholarship

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing

Faculty

Brain Science and Anthropology

Academic Background & Achievements

2013 Ph.D. in Neuroscience (Systems Biology): Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2007 Dual Bachelor's in Biology and Physics: Berea College

Work Experience

2022-present - Beijing Institute of Brain Science and Brain-like Research - Researcher
2022.3-2022.6 - Boston University - Senior Postdoctoral Researcher
2016-2022 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Postdoctoral Researcher, Senior Scientist
2013-2015 - Harvard University - Postdoctoral Researcher

Awards

2020: American Women Scientists Visiting Scholarship
2020: COSYNE Travel Grant
2017-2019: Charles A. King Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
2016-2017: JFDP Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
2015: Marine Biological Laboratory Computational Image Processing Course Grant
2007-2011: Singleton Doctoral Scholarship
2010: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Visiting Scholarship
2007-2009: Berea College Graduate Scholarship
2003-2007: Berea College Full Scholarship

Areas of Focus	Computational neural mechanisms of perception, decision-making, and learning in animal navigation behavior
Publications	A neural circuit for flexible control of persistent behavior states, Ji, N., Madan, G.K., Fabre, G.I., Dayan, A., Baker, C.M., Kramer, T.S., Nwabudike, I, Flavell, S.W., 2021 Corollary discharge promotes a sustained motor state in a neural circuit for navigation, Ji, N., Venkatachalam, V., Rodgers, H.D., Lim, M., Kawano, T., Clark, C.M., Alkema, M.J., Zhen, M., Samuel, A.D.T., 2021 Hydra: Imaging nerve nets in action, Ji, N. and Flavell S.W., 2017 Pan-neuronal imaging in roaming animals, Venkatachalam, V., Ji, N., Wang, X., Mitchell, J., Klein, M., Tabone, C., Clark, C. M., Greenwood, J.S.F., Chisholm, A., Srinivasan, J., Alkema, M.J., Zhen, M., Samuel, A.D.T., 2016 Feedback control of gene expression variability in the Caenorhabditis elegans Wnt pathway, Ji, N., Middelkoop, T.C.*, Mentink, R.A., Betist, M.C., Tonegawa, S., Mooijman, D., Korswagen, H.C., van Oudenaarden, A., 2013 Deconvolving the roles of Wnt ligands and receptors in sensing and amplification, Tan, R.Z., Ji, N., Mentink, R., Korswagen, H.C., van Oudenaarden, A., 2013 Single molecule fluorescent in situ hybridization (smFISH) of C. elegans Worms and Embryos, Ji, N. and van Oudenaarden, A., 2012 Wandering neuronal migration in the postnatal vertebrate forebrain, Scott, B.B., Gardner, T., Ji, N., Fee, M.S. Lois, C., 2012

Areas of Focus

Computational neural mechanisms of perception, decision-making, and learning in animal navigation behavior

Publications

A neural circuit for flexible control of persistent behavior states, Ji, N., Madan, G.K., Fabre, G.I., Dayan, A., Baker, C.M., Kramer, T.S., Nwabudike, I, Flavell, S.W., 2021
Corollary discharge promotes a sustained motor state in a neural circuit for navigation, Ji, N., Venkatachalam, V., Rodgers, H.D., Lim, M., Kawano, T., Clark, C.M., Alkema, M.J.*, Zhen, M.*, Samuel, A.D.T.*, 2021
Hydra: Imaging nerve nets in action, Ji, N. and Flavell S.W., 2017
Pan-neuronal imaging in roaming animals, Venkatachalam, V.*, Ji, N.*, Wang, X., Mitchell, J., Klein, M., Tabone, C., Clark, C. M., Greenwood, J.S.F., Chisholm, A., Srinivasan, J., Alkema, M.J., Zhen, M., Samuel, A.D.T., 2016
Feedback control of gene expression variability in the Caenorhabditis elegans Wnt pathway, Ji, N.*, Middelkoop, T.C.*, Mentink, R.A., Betist, M.C., Tonegawa, S., Mooijman, D., Korswagen, H.C., van Oudenaarden, A., 2013
Deconvolving the roles of Wnt ligands and receptors in sensing and amplification, Tan, R.Z., Ji, N., Mentink, R., Korswagen, H.C., van Oudenaarden, A., 2013
Single molecule fluorescent in situ hybridization (smFISH) of C. elegans Worms and Embryos, Ji, N. and van Oudenaarden, A., 2012
Wandering neuronal migration in the postnatal vertebrate forebrain, Scott, B.B., Gardner, T., Ji, N., Fee, M.S. Lois, C., 2012

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