Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Buffalo; Adjunct Professor, Stanford University; Neuroscientist who studies the biology of social behavior and explains the brain to over 1.2 million people online; Recognized by the National Academies of Sciences, the Society for Neuroscience, the Pulitzer Center, and Schmidt Sciences for his contributions; Chief Science Officer of the Mind Science Foundation; Head of Science Communication at ResearchHub Foundation; Author, Why Brains Need Friends: The Neuroscience of Social Connection (2025)