Health Careers Advising

Nicholas Olson

Class of 2027, Neuroscience
Pre-Health Path Pre-med
Fun Fact I love Diet Coke!

Biography

  • Hotline volunteer with Samaritans of Rhode Island and Oxford Nightline 
  • A cappella singer with the Brown Higher Keys and the Oxford Gargoyles
  • Member of the Brown Chorus
  • Bassist in a student band
  • Former Executive Board member of the Brown Brain Bee
  • Teaching Assistant for Principles of Neurobiology and Neural System
  • AI annotator for DataAnnotation

Research

  1. Investigated the behavioral neurogenetics of alcohol use disorder in Drosophila in the Kaun Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, Brown University.
  2. Completed a dissertation on how SSRIs treat depression under the supervision of Dr. David Bannerman in the Department of Experimental Psychology, Pembroke College, University of Oxford.
  3. Studied the impact of anthropogenic climate change on mental health outcomes in the Oxford Precision Psychiatry Lab, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford.
  4. Investigated the role of ASH1L in neurodevelopment relevant to autism spectrum disorder in the Lizarraga Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University.