Shirley Yuqi Cai

VP, Communications and Curriculum

Shirley is a second-year PhD student in the Neurobiology & Behavior program at Columbia, where she studies the neural mechanisms and circuitry by which excess striatal dopamine induces hallucinations. Shirley joined CUNO in 2023 and is now the Vice President of Communications and Curriculum. Shirley maintains the CUNO website, quarterly newsletters, Instagram, and the CUNO Virtual Educational Resource Database. Additionally, Shirley enjoys listening to music, playing musical instruments, reading and trying out different food with friends.