Smrithi Prem

Smrithi Prem, MD, PhD, is a Research Fellow at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, focusing on preclinical studies of brain development and employing molecular, imaging, and computational techniques. Previously, Smrithi served as a Resident Doctor at Penn Medicine, where involvement in the Psychiatry Research Track facilitated a shift from cellular neuroscience to computational neuroimaging. Academic training includes an MD/PhD from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, with significant research contributions in autism spectrum disorders and neurogenesis. Early research experiences encompass prestigious roles at institutions like Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Columbia University, culminating in a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Neuroscience from Lehigh University.