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Jilai Cui

Advisor - Rhanor Gillette

Research Interests

Member of Slug City - R. Gillette Lab

I am a graduate student in Rhanor Gillette group. My research interest is neuronal circuits for sensory-motor control and learning in invertebrates. To study this question, I am using electrophysiology and computational modeling.

Education

Neuroscience Program - 2021 - now

B.S Biological Sciences - ShanghaiTech University. 2021

Awards and Honors

Graduate College Conference Travel Awards (2023)

Thomas and Margaret Huang Award for Graduate Research (2022)

Courses Taught

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MCB 462: Integrative Neuroscience. 2023, 2024

MCB 461: Cell & Molecular Neuroscience. 2023

Recent Publications

Norekian T, Liu Y, Gribkova ED, Cui J, Gillette R (2024) A peripheral subepithelial network for chemotactile processing in the predatory sea slug Pleurobranchaea californica. PLOS ONE 19(2): e0296872. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296872

Gribkova, E. D., Lee, C. A., Brown, J. W., Cui, J., Liu, Y., Norekian, T., & Gillette, R. (2023). A common modular design of nervous systems originating in soft-bodied invertebrates. Frontiers in Physiology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1263453