Bryan Uceda-Alvarez received his B.A. in Neuroscience and Behavior from Columbia University. Bryan joined the Lab in the fall of 2021 as a research assistant and is now performing work under Xinyue Chen for his honors thesis project. His research was on understanding the role of epigenomic markers on sleep and memory within mice. When he isn’t doing a problem set or in the lab, Bryan enjoys cooking and exploring the New York culinary scene with his friends. He is also incredibly passionate about social justice and supporting other FGLI and underrepresented-minority students, working as a peer tutor and on community projects for URM students. Now Bryan is working as a Research Technician at Daniel Salzman’s neurobiology lab at the Zuckerman Institute since 2023.

Research Experience

2020-2021 Research Assistant/Research Fellow, Martin Chalfie Laboratory, Department of Biology, Columbia University
Screening of Caenorhabditis elegans Mutants for Benzimidazole Resistance and Hypersensitivity

2020          Research Assistant, Center for American Women and Politics, Rutgers University
Sex Objects: How Self-Objectification Undermined Political Efficacy and Engagement

2020          Research Assistant. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Orthopedic Surgeon Distribution: Recent Geographic Trends in the United States,