The Ojemann Laboratory group in the University of Washington Department of Neurosurgery
Monica is a Shanahan Postdoctoral Fellow at the Allen Institute for Brain Science and the University of Washington, using computational methods to examine how neural population activity changes over the course of learning. Her primary research interests are in studying memory and reward pathways with the long-term goal of understanding the neural mechanisms of neuropsychiatric
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Adriel, a Panamanian-American from Houston, TX, graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a BSc and BA in Neuroscience and Science, Society, and Technology Studies. He earned his MD through the combined Baccalaureate-MD Program in Liberal Medical Education at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. At Brown, he conducted research on a
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Juan “Pancho” Ruiz Rodríguez was born and raised in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. He majored in physics at Princeton University and completed his undergraduate thesis work in quantum field theory under the mentorship of Dr. Alexander Polyakov and Dr. Christopher Tully. Juan later attended the University of Puerto Rico to study medicine. During this time, he
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Iman is a senior and soon to be a master’s student in the Allen School of Computer Science. His research primarily involves using virtual reality and artificial intelligence to build novel neuroscience experiments and brain computer interfaces.
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Sophia is a post-bacc at the GRIDlab, having graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Washington in 2022. In her current position, she supports clinical research with epilepsy patients undergoing intracortical neural recording (ECOG, sEEG). Within the near future, Sophia hopes to attend graduate school and earn a doctorate in
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Haleh is pursuing a MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a focus in Machine Learning, Signal Processing and Neural Engineering. In 2018, she received her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington. Currently, Haleh also works for Boeing as a 777X Flight Controls Engineer.
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Timmy is a Master of Science student in the department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington. His research in the Neural Systems Lab and GRIDLab centers on data-driven approaches in neural engineering for understanding and treating chronic pain. He is a fervent advocate for research inclusion and has led BioExplore at UW, a student
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Hanbin is a Ph.D. candidate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. In 2018, she received her Bachelor’s of Science in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.
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Raphael is a Ph.D. candidate in the Bioengineering department, interested in the research and development of Brain-computer Interfaces and their possible applications in medicine to help people with different neurological disorders. He obtained his Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Engineering and Master’s of Science and Engineering in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
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Dr. Jason S. Hauptman is an associate professor of neurological surgery and a board-certified pediatric neurosurgeon. He is a staff neurosurgeon at both Seattle Childrens Hospital and Harborview Medical Center. He dedicates a significant portion of his clinical practice to the surgical management of epilepsy, both in children (Seattle Children’s Hospital) and adults (Harborview Medical
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