David A. Peterson, Ph.D
Associate Research Scientist
Institute for Neural Computation, UC San Diego
Computational Neurobiology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Valerie Fan
B.S. Public Health, Concentration in Medicinal Science, 2026
Valerie joined CNC as a research intern in her second year at UCSD. Aspired to attend medical school, Valerie joined CNC in hopes to gain more experience in medical research and to explore her passion for neuroscience. Within her free time, she likes working out at RIMAC, hanging out with friends and exploring San Diego.
Zoe (Myungjoo) Kim
B.S. Bioinformatics, 2025
Zoe joined CNC team her third year at UCSD. As a potential medical field contributor, Zoe willing to utilize the gained experience and acquired skills at CNC lab to achieve both clinical and computational aspects for healthcare, along with her interest in bioinformatics here. She spends her free time by dancing, working out, or spending time with her friends and family.
Raphael Pamintuan
B.S. Cognitive Science, Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, 2026
Raphael joined the CNC team entering his second year at UCSD as a Cognitive Science major. In his down time, Raphael can be found playing basketball, bowling, or hanging out with friends. He looks forward to contributing to the CNC and is excited to learn more about neurological disorders and the use of computer vision and machine learning techniques.