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Alyssa earned a Master of Arts in psychol

Dr. Yu (Sherry) Chen is a full-time postdoctoral researcher with a background in Neuropsychology and Neurology. She completed her Bachelor of Clinical Medicine (MBBS) and Master of Clinical Medicine in Neurology (MMed) at Capital Medical University, China. She undertook her Neurology training at Beijing Tiantan Hospital in China. In 2015, she joined FRONTIER (Frontotemporal Dementia Research) clinic in Sydney, Australia, and began her Ph.D. with Dr.

Fangda was enrolled in an 8-year MD program at Peking University in 2013. After obtaining his Bachelor of Medicine degree in 2018, he joined Prof. Edison’s lab at Imperial College London and was awarded his PhD degree in brain science. He continued his clinical program in 2021 and obtained his medical degree in neurology in 2024. He is now a post-doctoral researcher in TeeLab at the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center, with a focus on neuroimaging research.

Katie was born in Taiwan. She is a registered nurse with several years of experience in the Emergency Department and Anesthesiology Unit in Taiwan. She earned her Master’s degree in Global Health Sciences from UCSF in 2025. At the Tee Lab, she works on the Asian Cohort for Alzheimer’s Disease (ACAD) project, coordinating with Chinese-speaking communities to better understand how lifestyle and genetic factors influence the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Joanne (Joe) was born in Taishan, China and moved to San Francisco, California at a young age. She completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology at the University of California, San Diego. As an undergraduate researcher in the Zheng Lab at the UCSD School of Medicine, she focused on spinal cord regeneration in mouse models.

Rayna was born and raised in Shenzhen, China.