Book Mock Interview Office Hours 2025-2026
To schedule a mock interview, please use the “book a session” tab under each mentor profile below to view available meeting times. This link will direct you to a Calendly or Google Calendar form where you can request a specific mock interview timeslot.
Please note we are prioritizing mock interviews for this year’s applicants that will be interviewing in the next month!
Reminders:
Please try to book >48hrs in advance.
If you’re booking office hours for a mock interview and you’re able, please email your office hours mentor a copy of your personal statement and CV. This will help make the mock interview more authentic as faculty interviewers will have this information ahead of time.
If you need to cancel, please email the mentor directly and CC: stanfordneuroaap@gmail.com
Mock Interview Mentors & Booking Info
Delaney Wood
Interests: Neurodevelopment, glial biology, stem cells
PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience, Stem Cell Biology
Current Lab: Brad Zuchero
Book a Session: Calendly
Stanford Neurosciences PhD StudentEmily Chen
Stanford Psychology PhD StudentInterests: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, fMRI
PhD Programs Applied For: Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology
Current Lab: Cameron Ellis
Book a Session: Google Calendar
Stanford Neurosciences PhD AlumEmma Costa
Interests: Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics
PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience
Current Lab: Tony Wyss-Coray
Book a Session: Google Calendar
Stanford Neurosciences PhD StudentEmmalyn Leonard
Interests: Systems & Cellular Neuroscience
PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience
Current Lab: Scott Owen
Book a Session: Calendly
Gracie Grimsrud
Interests: fMRI, Neuropsychiatry, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience, Psychology, Biomedical Sciences
Current Lab: Anish Mitra (Rotation)
Book a Session: Calendly
Stanford Neurosciences PhD StudentJacqueline Bendrick
Stanford Neurosciences PhD StudentInterests: Cellular & Gut Neuroscience
PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience
Current Lab: Julia Kaltschmidt
Book a Session: Calendly
Stanford Neurosciences PhD StudentLavonna Mark
Interests: Systems Neuroscience
PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience
Current Lab: Lisa Giocomo
Book a Session: Calendly Tues/Thurs 9-10am Preferred
Stanford Neurosciences PhD StudentLily Gebhart
Interests: Cognitive & Computational Neuroscience
PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience, Psychology, Computational Neuroscience
Current Lab: Andrea Goldstein-Piekarski (rotation)
Book a Session: Calendly
Lucy Anderson
Interests: Cellular, Molecular, & Behavioral Neuroscience
PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience
Current Lab: Lauren O’Connell (rotation)
Book a Session: Google Calendar
Stanford Neurosciences PhD StudentNicholas Wall
Director at Gene Vector & Virus Core (GVVC), Prior Stanford PostdocInterests: Circuit Tracing, Basal Ganglia/ Motivation/ Action, Drugs of Abuse, Genetic Technology Development
PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience
Book a Session: Calendly
Margarita Artiukhova
Stanford Cellular & Molecular Physiology PhD StudentInterests: Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience, Synapse Formation & Plasticity, Regenerative Neurobiology
PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience, Molecular Biology
Current Lab: Rongxin Fang (rotation)
Book a Session: Calendly
Stanford Neurosciences PhD StudentSarah Izabel
Interests: Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience (past), Human Neuroscience (current)
PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience, Psychology, Biomedical Sciences
Current Lab: Andrea Goldstein-Piekarski
Book a Session: Email to schedule at sarahsi@stanford.edu
Stanford Neurosciences PhD StudentSummer Li
Interests: Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience
PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience
Current Lab: Irene Llorente (rotation)
Book a Session: Calendly
Xander Atalay
Stanford Neurosciences PhD StudentInterests: Human Neuroimaging, Brain Stimulation
PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering
Current Lab: Jennifer McNab (rotation)
Book a Session: Calendly
Stanford Neurosciences PhD StudentGenper Wong
Interests: Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Neuroimmunology
PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience, Molecular Biology
Current Lab: Katrin Andreasson
Book a Session: Calendly