Johnathan Ghazal

Neurobio & International Relations @ Stanford University ’28

United States

About

A second-year pre-med undergraduate student with a background serving local communities through poverty relief work. Interested in solutions in global health, resolving regional conflicts, and developing therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. I'm in the pursuit to become a physician to continue serving others through the medical field.

Experience

  • Research Assistant | Wyss-Coray Lab at Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
    Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

  • Fellow - Unhoused Medical Outreach Program at Stanford University School of Medicine
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    Event Lead; organizing outreach events

  • Research Intern | Behringer Lab at Loma Linda University Health
    Jul 2025 - Nov 2025 · 5 mos

    Pursuing my own research question and supporting the lab's ongoing research project investigating the relationship between a particular drug and improved cerebral blood flow to reduce cognitive impairment of Alzheimer's disease. Gained significant wet lab and research writing experience.

  • Program Facilitator at McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society | Stanford
    Jul 2025 - Aug 2025 · 2 mos

    Facilitating discussions with a cohort of students on developing skills for conversing civily and insightfully on political and ethical topics given the heightened polarization of discourse in our society today.

  • Clinical Research Assistant - CoPsyN Lab at Stanford University School of Medicine
    Feb 2025 - May 2025 · 4 mos

    Assisting with a clinical sleep study investigating how better sleep improves neuropsychiatric symptoms of mild cognitive disorders and Alzheimer's disease for elderly participants. Applying EEG caps on participants and trained on sleep staging of data.