Global Brain Members

Benjamin Schaar is a mentor in the 2024 SURFiN program. He is a Ph.D. student in Manuel Zimmer’s lab at the University of Vienna. Schaar holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Vienna. His research focuses on mechanism and…

Alyssa Picchini Schaffer is a vice president and senior scientist at the Simons Foundation, where she manages the neuroscience collaborations (the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain, and the Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain) and the Pivot Fellowship.

Evan Schaffer is a theoretical and experimental neuroscientist who uses both approaches to investigate the function of complete neural circuits.

Elad Schneidman is the Joseph and Bessie Feinberg Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Mark Schnitzer is a professor in Stanford’s departments of applied physics and biology. His work focuses on the innovation and usage of novel optical imaging technologies for understanding how large neural ensembles control animal behavior.

Omar Jaidar is a mentor in the 2024 SURFiN program. He is a life research staff scientist in Mark Schnitzer’s lab at Stanford University. Jaidar holds a bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences and a doctorate in neuroscience from the National Autonomous University…

Jasmine Schoch is an undergraduate from northern Virginia currently studying at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, where she is passionately exploring the intersection of computer science and biology.