Research Interests
- I am interested in leveraging machine learning, statistical models, and network-graph analytics through MATLAB, R, and Python to uncover the brain's structural and functional mechanisms underlying human behavior. My focus is on analyzing large-scale MEGA datasets, which include tens of thousands of brain voxels per individual across thousands of subjects. These datasets encompass clinical populations with mental disorders such as Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Addiction.
- I am also interested in understanding the neural mechanisms underlying various aspects of human social activity, including social synchrony, trust and collaboration, betrayal and moral injury, and face recognition.
Selected Grants
Structural and Functional Architecture of Cortico-Cerebellar Systems in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma
ResearchSenior Research Scientist · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2029Genomic Architecture of Functional Brain Networks in PTSD
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2023 - 2026Neurobiologically-Based Subtyping of Multi-Cohort Samples with MDD and PTSD Symptoms
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2022 - 2026IPA - Delin Sun
ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2019 - 2021White Matter Damage in Subconcussive Blast Exposure
ResearchResearch Associate · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2021IPA - Delin Sun
ResearchResearch Associate · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2017 - 2017External Relationships
- Health Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Topedit Company
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- University of Macau
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