Curriculum Vitae

July – Dec 2025

Visiting Scholar

Stanford University

Advisor: Shaul Druckmann

2021 – Present

Ph.D. in Neurobiology

Duke University

Advisor: Nuo Li

2017 – 2021

B.A. (Honors) in Data Science

University of California, Berkeley

Concentration: Cognitive Neuroscience

2026

Wang, C., Abe, T., Druckmann, S., Li, N. "Learning mechanisms underlying the emergence of persistent modular representations in frontal cortex." COSYNE.

2025

Wang, C., Abe, T., Druckmann, S., Li, N. "Emergence of robust persistent activity in premotor cortex across learning." COSYNE.

2023

Thomas, A.*, Yang, W.*, Wang, C., Tipparaju S.L., Chen, G., Sullivan, B., Swiekatowski, K., Tatam, M., Gerfen C., Li, N. "Superior colliculus bidirectionally modulates choice activity in frontal cortex." Nature Communications.

2026

COSYNE Workshop: Advances in population level perspectives for neural activity perturbations

Cascais, Portugal

2025

COSYNE Main Meeting

Selected talk, 2.9% acceptance rate

Montreal, QC

2025

Duke Neurobiology Recruitment: Student Research Seminar

Durham, NC

2024

Duke Neurobiology Retreat

Wrightsville Beach, NC

2024

Baylor College of Medicine: Student Research Seminar

Houston, TX

2026

Wang, C., Abe, T., Druckmann, S., Li, N. "Learning mechanisms underlying the emergence of persistent modular representations in frontal cortex." COSYNE (Poster).

2025

Wang, C., Abe, T., Druckmann, S., Li, N. "Emergence of robust persistent activity in the premotor cortex across learning." Lake Conference: Neural Coding & Dynamics.

2025

Abe, T., Wang, C., Li, N., Druckmann, S. "Circuit mechanisms underlying inter-hemispheric learning in premotor cortex." Society for Neuroscience.

2024

Wang, C., Abe, T., Druckmann, S., Li, N. "Tracking the emergence and robustness of persistent activity in the premotor cortex across learning." Society for Neuroscience.

2024

Wang, C., Abe, T., Druckmann, S., Li, N. "Tracking the emergence and robustness of persistent activity in the premotor cortex across learning." Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: Neuronal Circuits.

2023

Wang, C., Druckmann, S., Li, N. "Tracking the emergence of persistent activity in premotor cortex across learning of motor planning task." Society for Neuroscience.

Feb 2025

Ellen Luken Student Award

Ruth K. Broad Foundation

Oct 2024

Trainee Professional Development Award

Society for Neuroscience

Sept 2024

Best Graduate Student Talk Award

Duke Neurobiology Retreat

Jul – Aug 2023

Imaging in the Nervous System

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (selected attendee)

Feb 2023

Workshop on Calcium & Voltage Imaging Analysis

Simons Foundation (selected attendee)