Doctoral Researcher
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Simon Sanchez is a fourth year Biomedical Engineering PhD candidate at Michigan State University in the lab of Dr. Debajit Saha. He was born and raised in San Antonio, TX where he received his BS in physics at St. Mary's University. Simon's research focuses on the development of a novel olfactory neuron-based sensor where he leverages the capacity of the entire biological olfactory sensory system of an insect brain (locust) and analyzes the neural responses to discriminate gas mixtures emitted from disease vs. non-disease models. He was awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in 2022 to assist with his research. In addition to his lab work, Simon volunteers for multiple outreach programs such as the Letters to a Pre-Scientist program, serves on the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Association, and is the co-founder of a medical device start-up company. In his spare time, Simon enjoys spending time with his dog, reading science fiction books, and going to the movies.
Thursday, October 12, 2023
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM PDT