Congratulations to Ya-Yun Chen, who has been awarded Doctoral Fellowship Seed Funding from the Alliance for Neurodevelopment Research. The funding will be used to support Ya-Yun's doctoral dissertation research. Ya-Yun is a PhD student in the Affective Neurodynamics and Development Lab under the supervision of Dr. Tae-Ho Lee. Her research interests include understanding the neural circuitry underlying negative behaviors/experiences and exploring how the negative behaviors/experiences have been modulated and then controlled. In addition her research interests include aggressive behavior, emotion recognition, emotion regulation, and violence prevention.
About the Alliance for Neurodevelopment Research: The goal of the VT Alliance for Neurodevelopment Research is to foster collaboration among VT scientists and enhance the education and training of early-stage trainees. The Alliance aims to establish a national presence in neurodevelopmental research by leveraging the strength of VT scientists whose research programs focus on neurodevelopment.