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Sasha Rayshubskiy, PhD
Rowland Fellow | Principal Investigator I grew up in my father's cluttered electronics repair shop on the outskirts of Brooklyn, NY. There I spent my afternoons unscrewing VCR boards and trying to reverse engineer their tangled meshes. After initial training in computer science from Cornell University, I worked close to a decade as a software engineer at IBM Research. I specialized in developing parallel computing algorithms and biological simulations for the BlueGene supercomputing project. Eventually, my interests transitioned to the study of computations in neural circuits. This led me to pursue a PhD in neuroscience in Rachel Wilson's lab at Harvard University, where my research focused on the neural control of steering in walking Drosophila. In the fall of 2020, I started a lab at the Rowland Institute in Harvard University, studying neural architectures at the interface between executive and motor control. Outside the lab my passions include sailing, playing classical guitar to my daughter and cooking over wood fire. CV | Google Scholar | srayshubskiy [at] rowland.harvard.edu |
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Kenichi Iwasaki, PhD
Research Scientist I’m interested in how the brain controls behaviors and how it actively interacts with the world through key sensory cues including sound, smell, and vision. Outside of research, I’m a passionate snowboarder and enjoy kayaking during the summer. |
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Chenxu Zhang
Masters Research Fellow (Northeastern University) I grew up with a strong interest in technology, which naturally led me to study software engineering during my graduate. Along the way, I also had a blast building robots—because who doesn’t love tiny machines that can obey your every command? I am excited to start research in the Rayshubskiy lab, where I can dive into exciting new projects and get hands-on with the code. When I’m not in the lab, I enjoy staying active through swimming, challenging myself with weight lifting, and playing basketball. |
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Ashnu Cassod
Undergraduate Research Fellow (Northeastern University) For as long as I can remember, I've been interested in robotics, and especially in how nature can be mimicked and harnessed to solve engineering problems. Currently, I'm pursuing these interests as a Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science student at Northeastern University. Outside of the lab, I love reading and writing sci-fi and making my own video games. |
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Charles Neuhauser
Research Fellow I have always found biology to be a fascinating realm, knowing from early on that I wanted to pursue research, and then diving deeper I discovered an interest in neuroscience. I’ve been particularly drawn to the interdisciplinary approach which neuroscience research can take — involving engineering, math, chemistry, and computer science. Now, after my first year of undergrad at Harvard, I am thrilled to begin research in the Rayshubskiy lab. Outside of the lab, I enjoy running obstacle course races, singing, acting on stage or in front of a camera, and cooking (especially the eating that follows). |
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Alumni
- Elijah Petter (postdoctoral fellow) - Alkermes
- Henry Kuo (undergraduate)
