Feikai Lin, MSc
PhD student
My name is Feikai Lin (林霏开). Taken from a famous classical Chinese essay Zuiwengting Ji, it describes the parting of the forest mist when the sun rises. I go by Lily as well sometimes. I did my master’s project with Dr. Bonner to study a human visual memory error called boundary extension. Then, I collaborated with a graduate student in Dr. Xu’s lab to study how hippocampal neurons represent cues and trajectories during spatial navigation, with in vivo ephy recording and optogenetics. Currently, as a graduate student supervised by Dr. Brandon, I try to detail, at multiple levels, how the head direction system is regulated by exteroceptive cues. Outside the lab, I love traveling, doing outdoor exercises, making desserts and Chinese cuisines.
Bai, T., Zhan, L., Zhang, N., Lin, F., Saur, D., & Xu, C. (2023). Learning-prolonged maintenance of stimulus information in CA1 and subiculum during trace fear conditioning. Cell reports, 42(8), 112853. Page 2 of 3
Lin, F., Hafri, A., & Bonner, M.F. (2022) Scene Memories are Biased toward High-probability Views. Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance, 10.1037/xhp0001045.
Misra, C., Bangru, S., Lin, F., Lam, K., Koenig, S. N., Lubbers, E. R., Hedhli, J., Murphy, N. P., Parker, D. J., Dobrucki, L. W., Cooper, T. A., Tajkhorshid, E., Mohler, P. J., & Kalsotra, A. (2020). Aberrant Expression of a Non-muscle RBFOX2 Isoform Triggers Cardiac Conduction Defects in Myotonic Dystrophy.Developmental cell,52(6), 748–763.e6.
Misra, C., Lin, F., & Kalsotra, A. (2018). Deregulation of RNA Metabolism in Microsatellite Expansion Diseases.Advances in neurobiology,20, 213–238.
Published Papers
2023.9 – present McGill University, Montreal QC, Canada Graduate student in Neuroscience
2019.8 – 2020.12 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, US M.A. in Cognitive Science
2015.8 – 2019.5 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL, US B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology | Minors in Psychology and Physics MCBHonors |Certificate in Neuroscience
Education
Awards, Recognition
2023 Tomlinson Doctoral Fellowships, McGill
2023 Recruitment Awards, IPN, McGill
2023 Differential Fee Waivers (DFWs)for International Students, IPN, McGill
2019 University Bronze Tablet Award (Top 3% of the college’s graduating class), UIUC
2019 Academic Distinction & Highest Research Distinction in MCB, UIUC
2017, 2018 School of MCB Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship ($2000), UIUC
2015 – 2019 Dean’s List, UIUC
Feikai Lin, MSc
PhD student
2023.9 – present McGill University, Montreal QC, Canada Graduate student in Neuroscience
2019.8 – 2020.12 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, US M.A. in Cognitive Science
2015.8 – 2019.5 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL, US B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology | Minors in Psychology and Physics MCBHonors |Certificate in Neuroscience
Education
Awards, Recognition
2023 Tomlinson Doctoral Fellowships, McGill
2023 Recruitment Awards, IPN, McGill
2023 Differential Fee Waivers (DFWs)for International Students, IPN, McGill
2019 University Bronze Tablet Award (Top 3% of the college’s graduating class), UIUC
2019 Academic Distinction & Highest Research Distinction in MCB, UIUC
2017, 2018 School of MCB Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship ($2000), UIUC
2015 – 2019 Dean’s List, UIUC
Bai, T., Zhan, L., Zhang, N., Lin, F., Saur, D., & Xu, C. (2023). Learning-prolonged maintenance of stimulus information in CA1 and subiculum during trace fear conditioning. Cell reports, 42(8), 112853. Page 2 of 3
Lin, F., Hafri, A., & Bonner, M.F. (2022) Scene Memories are Biased toward High-probability Views. Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance, 10.1037/xhp0001045.
Misra, C., Bangru, S., Lin, F., Lam, K., Koenig, S. N., Lubbers, E. R., Hedhli, J., Murphy, N. P., Parker, D. J., Dobrucki, L. W., Cooper, T. A., Tajkhorshid, E., Mohler, P. J., & Kalsotra, A. (2020). Aberrant Expression of a Non-muscle RBFOX2 Isoform Triggers Cardiac Conduction Defects in Myotonic Dystrophy.Developmental cell,52(6), 748–763.e6.
Misra, C., Lin, F., & Kalsotra, A. (2018). Deregulation of RNA Metabolism in Microsatellite Expansion Diseases.Advances in neurobiology,20, 213–238.