Where does Doris Tsao work?

Doris Tsao is Chief Scientist for Neuro at Astera Institute.

Where did Doris Tsao go to school?

Doris Tsao studied at Caltech (BS); Harvard University (PhD).

Doris Tsao

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Chief Scientist for Neuro at Astera Institute

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Doris Tsao serves as Chief Scientist for Neuro at Astera. She previously was a professor in the Neuroscience Department at UC Berkeley and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, with research on the anatomy and coding principles of the primate face-processing system and its role in a broader map of object space. Her work includes a topological theory of how object representations arise in the visual system, and she focuses on studying perception and consciousness through large-scale causal manipulation of neural circuits.

Experience

Astera NeuroChief Scientistcurrent2025 — present
UC BerkeleyProfessor of Neurosciencecurrent2021 — present
HHMIInvestigator2015 — 2025
CaltechProfessor of Biology2014 — 2021

Colleagues at Astera Institute

Anika Gupta

COO – Foundation at Astera Institute

Cody Phillips

Venture Partner at Innovating Capital

Dileep George

Head of AI Research at Astera Institute

Eli Dourado

Head of Strategic Investments at Astera Institute

Jed McCaleb

Investor at Stellar Development Foundation

Prachee Avasthi

Head of Open Science at Astera Institute

Rebecca (Becky) Pferdehirt

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Seemay Chou

Co-Founder & President – Foundation at Astera Institute

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Who is Doris Tsao?: Doris Tsao serves as Chief Scientist for Neuro at Astera. She previously was a professor in the Neuroscience Department at UC Berkeley and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, with research on the anatomy and coding principles of the primate face-processing system and its role in a broader map of object space. Her work includes a topological theory of how object representations arise in the visual system, and she focuses on studying perception and consciousness through large-scale causal manipulation of neural circuits.
Where does Doris Tsao work?: Doris Tsao is Chief Scientist for Neuro at Astera Institute.
Where did Doris Tsao go to school?: Doris Tsao studied at Caltech (BS); Harvard University (PhD).