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Yizhi (Cherry) Wang

Cherry Wang
Undergraduate Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Advisor: Mark Sheffield

I'm a 3rd year PhD student in the Sheffield Lab. My current research interest involves the role of hippocampal CA1 interneurons in contextual fear memory consolidation, retrieval, and suppression learning. My project works with mice in virtual reality environments, delivered through five screens surrounding a running wheel.

In my spare time, I love to sing karaoke, go to escape rooms, and explore good restaurants in Chinatown.