Christine Liu
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Christine Liu

 

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SCIENTIST & ARTIST

Hi there! I am a neuroscientist currently conducting postdoctoral research at UCSF, where I explore how psychedelic drugs alter neural circuits. My PhD research at UC Berkeley focused on the relationship between nicotine and the brain's dopamine system.

By doing experiments that allow me to tease apart circuits in the brain by targeting different cell types and their connections, I hope to contribute to our understanding of drugs and neural plasticity.

In my spare time I make art to communicate science as co-founder of the art collective Two Photon Art.

Fundamentally, I am interested in distilling the complexity of the brain and other natural phenomena into simpler building blocks. Research and art are my creative outlets, both requiring curiosity, experimentation, and problem-solving to explore the wonders of our world.

I co-founded the Two Photon Art collective with Tera Johnson, an environmental scientist, a few years after we met doing summer research programs at University of Oregon and Stanford University. Together we make zines, or self-published booklets, that capture the wonder in scientific topics. We delve into the oddity that is Face Blindness while providing an introduction to neuroscience and raising awareness for prosopagnosia. With Neuro Retreat, we package current neuroscience research summaries in an accessible format that is also fun to read. To round out our science communication efforts through art, we also make pins and patches that allow all to express their love for science.

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