The Biology of Resilience and Adaptation
We aim to understand how cells sense and adapt to changing biological environments, and why some adaptive responses promote resilience while others lead to dysfunction and disease.
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Postdoctoral Fellow
Andy P. Tsai, Ph.D.
Andy P. Tsai, Ph.D.
Adaptation, Plasticity, Transformation
in Aging and Neurodegeneration
Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Wu-Tsai Neurosciences Research Institute
Stanford University School of Medicine
290 Jane Stanford Way, E365, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
Email: andytsai@stanford.edu
Education and Positions
2022-Current
Wyss-Coray Lab
Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, School of Medicine
Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Wu-Tsai Neuroscience Research Institute
Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
Advisory Committee Mentors:
Drs. Anne Brunet, Stephen Quake, Emma Lundberg, Monther Abu-Remaileh, Thomas C. Südhof
Honors & Career Development
2026 – Present: K99/R00 Fellow, NIA, Pathway to Independence Awards
2026 – Present: Early Career Scholar, American Aging Association
2025 – Present: Scholar, Stanford Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
2024 – 2025: Scholar, Stanford Research Career Accelerator Program, Stanford Center for Clinical & Translational Research & Education
2023 – 2026: 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/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: Host, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Seminar Series, Dr. Li Gan’s visit
2026: Host, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Seminar Series, Dr. William Yang’s visit
2025: Host, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Seminar Series, Dr. John Lukens’s visit
2023: Session 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
Ph.D., Indiana University School of Medicine
Medical Neuroscience, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute
MODEL-AD : Next generation of in vivo AD models based on human data
TREAT-AD : Target enablement to accelerate therapy development for AD
Advisory Committee Mentors:
Drs. Adrian Oblak, Kwangsik Nho, Yunlong Liu
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
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