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 Student

Emily Chen

Stanford Psychology PhD Student

Interests: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, fMRI

PhD Programs Applied For: Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology

Current Lab: Cameron Ellis

Book a Session: Google Calendar

Stanford Neurosciences PhD Alum

Emma Costa

Interests: Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics

PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience

Current Lab: Tony Wyss-Coray

Book a Session: Google Calendar

Stanford Neurosciences PhD Student

Emmalyn 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 Student

Jacqueline Bendrick

Stanford Neurosciences PhD Student

Interests: Cellular & Gut Neuroscience

PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience

Current Lab: Julia Kaltschmidt

Book a Session: Calendly

Stanford Neurosciences PhD Student

Lavonna 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 Student

Lily 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 Student

Nicholas Wall

Director at Gene Vector & Virus Core (GVVC), Prior Stanford Postdoc

Interests: 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 Student

Interests: 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 Student

Sarah 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 Student

Summer Li

Interests: Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience

PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience

Current Lab: Irene Llorente (rotation)

Book a Session: Calendly

Xander Atalay

Stanford Neurosciences PhD Student

Interests: Human Neuroimaging, Brain Stimulation

PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering

Current Lab: Jennifer McNab (rotation)

Book a Session: Calendly

Stanford Neurosciences PhD Student

Genper Wong

Interests: Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Neuroimmunology

PhD Programs Applied For: Neuroscience, Molecular Biology

Current Lab: Katrin Andreasson

Book a Session: Calendly