Natural Sciences: Krish Patel '27

Major(s) and minor(s)

B.S. in Neuroscience

Prounouns

He/Him

Hometown

Dover, NH

Areas of interest/focus in research

Computational Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration

Labs / departments / offsite programs where research was conducted

Computational Neuroscience of Audition Lab (PI: Samuel Norman-Haignere)

Jesse Schallek Lab as part of the Advanced Retina Imaging Alliance (ARIA)

About me...

I am a sophomore at UofR studying Computer Science, Neuroscience, and Mathematics. My research interests primarily lie in computational neuroscience. At the Computational Neuroscience of Audition Lab, I am investigating the neural mechanisms of auditory processing. At the Schallek Lab, I am researching the morphological changes microglia in the retinal periphery undergo when in the presence of an injury. Both of these projects aim to elucidate the molecular and cellular mechanism of the brain to facilitate therapeutic development for neurological disease and conditions.

Campus organizations, programs, activities, clubs, awards/distinctions

Research and Innovation Grant
Meshrob Mashtots Innovation Grant
Meliora Scholar
Schwartz Discover Grant Scholar

Areas where I may be particularly helpful

  • First Steps into Research
  • Getting Started
  • Proposal Writing

What advice do you have for prospective or new researchers?

A valuable piece of advice I have received from many of my PIs has been that realizing you are not interested in something can be equally as important as falling in love with the work you are doing. Embrace the unknown and take chances in your research pursuits; you never know where they might lead you.

Email me at: kpatel46@u.rochester.edu