Sam Vesuna

Sam Vesuna is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University, specializing in neuroscience and psychiatry. His work focuses on brain-wide analysis of neural circuits, molecular mechanisms of subjective experience, and neuroimaging techniques.

• Education: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering (Yale, 2012), Ph.D. in Bioengineering (Stanford, 2020), M.D. (UC Irvine, 2022)
• Key Contributions: Research on dissociation, psychiatric disorders, and advanced neuroimaging methods

His research integrates optogenetics, genome-wide analyses, and large-scale neural recordings to decode brain activity patterns. His publications address conditions like schizophrenia, PTSD, and depression, alongside technical advancements in brain tissue imaging and functional payload delivery.

Sam works in the lab of Karl Deisseroth, pioneering tools for studying brain function across species. His work bridges biomedical engineering and clinical psychiatry, targeting hypothesis-free discovery of neural correlates.