Bio:

Shenqin Yao joined the Allen Institute for Brain Science in 2015 as a scientist in the research and development group.  Her role will focus on the development and optimization of novel molecular genetic tools, in an effort to understand the neural connectivity of the mouse brain. She received her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Genetics with Phillip Beachy at the Johns Hopkins University, where she identified novel signaling molecules that govern embryogenesis and adult tissue homeostasis via genome-wide screening in cultured cells. Prior to joining the Allen Institute, she received postdoctoral training and worked as a staff scientist with Catherine Dulac at Harvard University. There, she studied neural circuits underlying mouse social recognition using advanced molecular, genetic and behavioral approaches.