Judith Li (jli@fas.harvard.edu)
Education
Harvard University A.B. with Honors in Neurobiology expected in June 2006. Undergraduate Council Subcommittee on Science.
Research Experience
Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School Neurosurgery Department
Principal Investigator: Professor Larry Benowitz, PhD
Mentor: Dr. Laila Zai.
Behavioral assay of effect of combinatorial treatment on stroke model in rats. Research for honors thesis.
Stanford Medical School Neurology Department
Principal Investigator: Professor David A. Prince, MD
Mentor: Dr. Isabel Parada.
Investigation of inhibitory connections of fast-spiking GABAergic interneurons in altered in chronically epileptogenic rat neocortex using immunostaining, data analysis using Volocity and Neurolucida software, and imaging with Zeiss confocal microscope.
Harvard Medical School Neurobiology Department
Principal Investigator: Professor Carla Shatz, PhD
Mentors: Patrick Kanold and Claire McKellar
Performed perfusions and various surgical procedures on mice in investigation of plasticity in layer IV of the visual cortex.
Harvard College Molecular and Cellular Biology Department
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard Losick, PhD
Assisted with preparation of laboratory media.
Abstracts
F. Shen, K. Fu, J. Li, I. Parada, A. Bacci, and D.A.Prince. Inhibitory connections of fast-spiking GABAergic interneurons are altered in chronically epileptogenic rat neocortex. American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2005).
Awards/Honors
- Presidential Scholar 2002
- Harvard College Scholar 2004
- Phi Tau Phi Honors Scholarship recipient 2003
- AT&T 4A Scholarship recipient 2004
- McKinsey Leadership Summit Delegate
- National Merit Scholar
- National AP Scholar
Teaching Experience
Harvard College Teaching Fellowship in inorganic chemistry (2004)
Harvard Extension School Teaching Fellowship in inorganic chemistry (2005)
Volunteer Experience
Hepatitis B Initiative, Executive Director
Community Health Initiative, Associate Director
Tzu-Chi Foundation for Disaster Relief, Boston Collegiate Chapter, President
