Andy P. Tsai, Ph.D.

• Honors & Career Development

2026 – Present:  K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Awardee, National Institute on Aging

2026 – Present:  Early Career Scholar, American Aging Association

2025 – Present:  Research Education Component Scholar, Stanford Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

2024 – 2025:  Scholar, Stanford Research Career Accelerator Program, Stanford Center for Clinical & Translational Research & Education

2023 – 2026:  Postdoctoral Fellow, Larry L. Hillblom Foundation

• Teaching

2025 – Present:  Instructor, BIOS233 Neuroimmunology of Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease, Office of Graduate Education, Stanford University

• Scientific Leadership & Program Development

2026 – Present:  Founder and Executive Director, Sundial Initiative, a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization

2023 – Present:  Founder, NextBioLeader

2025 – 2026:  Trainee Group Lead, International Neuroimmune Consortium, Alzheimer's Association

2024 – 2026:  Communications Chair, Immunity & Neurodegeneration PIA, Alzheimer's Association

• Institutioanl & Professional Service

2026 – Present:  Member, Professional Research Enhancement Program, Stanford ADRC

2024 – Present:  Committee member, Advancement, Community, and Engagement, Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Stanford University

2027:  Faculty Host, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Seminar Series, Dr. Li Gan’s visit

2026:  Faculty Host, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Seminar Series, Dr. William Yang’s visit

2025:  Faculty Host, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Seminar Series, Dr. John Lukens’s visit

2023:  Session Co-Chair, AAIC Advancements; Immunity 2023, co-chaired with Dr. Elizabeth Bradshaw

• Mentorship & Outreach

2023 – Present:  Mentor, NextBioLeader

2024 – Present:  Mentor, 1st Generation Mentorship Program, Stanford Medicine Alumni Association

2023 – 2026:  Mentor, Stanford Racial Equity to Advance a Community of Health (REACH) Post-Baccalaureate Research program

• Editorial & Professional Leadership

2026 – Present:  Editorial Board, Discover Neuroscience

2025 – Present:  Associate Editor, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience    

2024 – Present:  Editorial Board, Translational Neuroscience

• Scientific Appointment 

2022:  Fellow, Larry Kays, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute

2021:  Fellow, Eli Lilly-Stark Research Program, Indiana Clinical and Translational Science Institute

2020 – 2021:  Scholar, Cagiantas, Indiana University School of Medicine

2018 – 2019:  Fellow, Paul & Carole Stark Neurosciences, Indiana University School of Medicine

• Scientific Leadership, Service & Outreach

2022 – 2023:  Ambassador, ISTAART Ambassador Program, Alzheimer's Association

2021: Scientific Program committee, AAIC Neuroscience Next, Alzheimer's Association

2020 – 2022:  Committee member, Stark Seminar Series, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute

2019:  Host, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute Seminar Series, Dr. Thomas C. Sudhof’s visit

2018 – 2020:  Seminar Coordinator, Medical Neuroscience Program Student Organization, Indiana University School of Medicine

2017 – 2022:  Mentor, The Indiana University-Purdue University Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program

2017 – 2020:  President, Taiwanese Student Association, Indiana University - Purdue University

FOUNDING & LEADERSHIP

• Sundial Initiative

Scientific and educational programs supporting connections among students, researchers, and clinicians.

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   MENTORSHIP 

• NextBioLeader  

An initiative that empowers aspiring scientists through mentorship, community, and professional development to build successful research careers.

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   SCIENTIFIC SERVICE 

• Education & Community Engagement

Advancing scientific education, mentorship, and community health through teaching, scientific service, and public outreach.

Our community engagement includes collaborations with the Northern California & Northern Nevada Chapter of Alzheimer’s Association and Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, supporting Alzheimer's disease awareness, health education, free clinic initiatives, and outreach to underserved communities.

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Honors and Awards

2026 K99/R00: Pathway to Independence Award, National Institute on Aging

2026 AGE VOYAGER Grant, American Aging Association

2026 George Bartzokis Award, New Vision Research

2026 AGE Early Career Scholar Award, American Aging Association

2025 ATP Scholar, University of Kentucky

2024 Stanford Postdoc Champions; Community Impact Award, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Stanford University

2023 Larry L. Hillblom Postdoctoral Fellow, Larry L. Hillblom Foundation

2023 Doctor Radio, Sirius XM Radio, Interviewed by Dr. Marc Siegel

2022 Larry Kays Fellowship, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute

2022 Linda and Jack Gill Graduate Student Award, Indiana University Bloomington

2021 Eli Lilly-Stark Research Pre-doctoral Fellow, Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute

2021 NIH Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award Program, National Institutes of Health

2021 Trainee Professional Development Award, Society of Neuroscience

2021 Keystone Symposia Scholarship, keystone symposia

2020 Cagiantas Scholar, Indiana University School of Medicine

2020 IUPUI Elite 50, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

2018 Paul & Carole Stark Neurosciences Fellowship, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute

2017 The Robert K.S. Lim and Shih-Chun Wang Memorial Award, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

2016 Young Investigators Award, 7th Scientific Meeting of Asian Society for Vascular Biology

2016 Doctoral Degree Program in Translational Medicine Scholarship, Tzu Chi University

2014 Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award, Tzu Chi University

2013 President’s Award Scholarship, Tzu Chi University

2012 Zhao's Family Student Scholarship, Hualien Lotus Association

Invited Talks

2026 GLAM Geroscience Los Angeles Meeting, CA, USA

2026 Keynote Speaker, Stark Summer Science Symposium, Indiana University

2026 Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

2026 Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Taiwan

2025 CNS Metabolism COBRE Symposium, University of Kentucky 

2025 The 12th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark

2025 The Palo Alto Single Cell and Spatial Symposium, CA, USA

2024 International Conference on Health Big Data and Precision Medicine, Taiwan

2024 Academia Sinica, Taiwan

2023 Deepcell Scientific Summit, Chicago, IL, USA

2023 University of California San Francisco. CA, USA

2022 Keystone Symposia, Neurodegeneration: The biological pathways driving the future of therapeutic development

2021 Keystone Symposia, Neurodegenerative diseases: genes, mechanisms and therapeutics