Dr. Alex Kwan

Dr. Alex Kwan
Scientific Advisory Board Member

Alex Kwan is a neuroscientist whose work is focused on the neurobiology of antidepressants. He is known for using sophisticated optical imaging methods to show how drugs such as ketamine and psilocybin modify the structure and function of brain circuitry. His research has been published in top peer-reviewed journals including Nature Neuroscience, Neuron, and Biological Psychiatry. He has a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Cornell University and is currently an Associate Professor in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University.