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Seung Lark Lim — Dr. Seung Lark Lim's research lab focuses on understanding the complex brain mechanisms involved in decision-making processes related to smoking behavior. By examining how smokers regulate their urges to smoke in response to stress and other influences, the lab aims to develop better strategies for smoking cessation that could also apply to other health behaviors. The team employs advanced neuroimaging techniques to study how emotion, cognition, and sensory cues impact self-control and learning related to smoking decisions.
Stanislava Chtarbanova — Dr. Stanislava Chtarbanova's lab focuses on understanding how aging affects the interactions between hosts and viruses, particularly in older adults who are more vulnerable to infections. Using the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a model, her team investigates the genetic and metabolic mechanisms that contribute to survival from viral infections and how these infections evolve within older hosts. The goal is to uncover insights that could lead to better treatments for elderly patients and prevent the emergence of new viral strains.