MembersChi T. Q. Tran

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Chi T. Q. Tran (she/her) is currently a doctoral student in the Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences at Kyushu University. Her graduate research focuses on human brain function, with particular emphasis on olfactory function. She has an interdisciplinary research background varying from psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience. Her experience includes designing and implementing human behavioral paradigms and conducting EEG studies with both adult and infant populations. She also has hands-on experience in animal neuroscience research and neuroanatomical techniques. In addition, she has been actively involved in teaching and mentoring learners across a wide range of educational levels, from young children to university students.

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Research Areas

• Neuroscience
• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Cognitive Science
• Psychology
• Psychophysiology

Academic Activities

Societies

• Society for Neuroscience (graduate student member)
• Psi Chi International Honor Society
• Tau Sigma National Honor Society
• Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Selected Honors & Awards

• 2016-2018 Psychology Honors Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 2020 QREC Academic Challenge Research Program, Robert T. Huang Entrepreneurship Center of Kyushu University
  Research grant: JPY 500,000
• 2021 Kyushu University Graduate School Research Support Scholarship
• 2021-2024 Supported by the SPRING Program (Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  Grant number: JPMJSP2136
• 2023 Best Lightning Talk Award, ASOC Student E-Conference 2023
• 2025 QREC Academic Challenge Research Program, Robert T. Huang Entrepreneurship Center of Kyushu University
  Research grant: JPY 500,000
• 2025 Winner, Kyushu University Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
  3MT Video / Press Release
• 2025 Semi-Finalist, Asia-Pacific Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, The University of Queensland

Education

• 2018 B.S. in Psychology, High Distinction with Honors, Cognitive Neuroscience Concentration, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 2021 M.S. in Neuroimaging and Neuroinformatics, Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences, Kyushu University
• In progress Ph.D. in Neuroimaging and Neuroinformatics, Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences, Kyushu University

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