Patryk Wekwejt
Polish by origin, neuroscientist by training, builder by instinct. Fluent in English and Polish; elementary German and Russian. Coffee, basal ganglia, and the economics of housing all hold my attention.
Off the clock
Warsaw
Stockholm
Cambridge
Four languages
Coffee
Housing economics
The Harvard Advocate
Warsaw
Stockholm
Cambridge
Four languages
Coffee
Housing economics
The Harvard Advocate
Experience
LinkLane
LinkLane
Cambridge, MA
We build continuous freight lanes using aggregated demand forecasts. Fragmented spot loads become predictable round-trip capacity. Shippers get contract pricing on lanes they couldn't fill alone. Carriers get full trucks with no empty backhauls.
Researcher | Ölveczky Lab, Harvard University
Researcher | Ölveczky Lab, Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Built MATLAB pipelines for decoding neural activity with regularized logistic classifiers and time-warped alignment of behavioral events.
Researcher | Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS
Researcher | Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS
Warsaw, Poland
Started in High School. Designed and analyzed preclinical experiments testing a novel compound in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Built statistical pipelines in Python and quantified diet and drug effects on memory and anxiety in zebrafish and mice. Advised a master's student while in college.
Researcher | Grillner Lab, Karolinska Institutet
Researcher | Grillner Lab, Karolinska Institutet
Solna, Sweden
Developed and trained a deep neural network to identify and classify subtle movement patterns underlying these behaviors. Identified direct cortical inputs to SNr and related them specific motor behaviors in mice.
Undergraduate Researcher | Hoekstra Lab, Harvard University
Undergraduate Researcher | Hoekstra Lab, Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Quantified rodent burrowing behavior using deep-learning instance segmentation (Detectron2) and automated event-coding pipelines.
Research Fellow | Harvard's Behavioral Insights Group
Research Fellow | Harvard's Behavioral Insights Group
Cambridge, MA
Worked on projects in behavioral economics and organizational behavior, including perception of native and non-native speakers' intelligence in the workplace.
LinkLane
LinkLane
Cambridge, MA
We build continuous freight lanes using aggregated demand forecasts. Fragmented spot loads become predictable round-trip capacity. Shippers get contract pricing on lanes they couldn't fill alone. Carriers get full trucks with no empty backhauls.
Researcher | Ölveczky Lab, Harvard University
Researcher | Ölveczky Lab, Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Built MATLAB pipelines for decoding neural activity with regularized logistic classifiers and time-warped alignment of behavioral events.
Researcher | Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS
Researcher | Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS
Warsaw, Poland
Started in High School. Designed and analyzed preclinical experiments testing a novel compound in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Built statistical pipelines in Python and quantified diet and drug effects on memory and anxiety in zebrafish and mice. Advised a master's student while in college.
Researcher | Grillner Lab, Karolinska Institutet
Researcher | Grillner Lab, Karolinska Institutet
Solna, Sweden
Developed and trained a deep neural network to identify and classify subtle movement patterns underlying these behaviors. Identified direct cortical inputs to SNr and related them specific motor behaviors in mice.
Undergraduate Researcher | Hoekstra Lab, Harvard University
Undergraduate Researcher | Hoekstra Lab, Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Quantified rodent burrowing behavior using deep-learning instance segmentation (Detectron2) and automated event-coding pipelines.
Research Fellow | Harvard's Behavioral Insights Group
Research Fellow | Harvard's Behavioral Insights Group
Cambridge, MA
Worked on projects in behavioral economics and organizational behavior, including perception of native and non-native speakers' intelligence in the workplace.
Research
Melanotan-II Reverses Memory Impairment Induced by a Short-Term HF Diet
Melanotan-II Reverses Memory Impairment Induced by a Short-Term HF Diet
Wojda Lab, Nencki Institute | Biomed. Pharmacother. 165, 115129 (2023)
Study evaluating the melanocortin agonist Melanotan-II in zebrafish.
Motor Cortex Directly Excites the Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata, the Basal Ganglia Output Nucleus
Motor Cortex Directly Excites the Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata, the Basal Ganglia Output Nucleus
Grillner & Silberberg labs, Karolinska Institutet |Nat. Commun. (in revision)
Optogenetic dissection of cortico-basal-ganglia circuits in mice, paired with DeepLabCut-based movement classification. Co-author with Thompson et al.
Selective Melanocortin Receptor 4 Agonist Improves Cognitive Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease 5xFAD Mouse Model
Selective Melanocortin Receptor 4 Agonist Improves Cognitive Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease 5xFAD Mouse Model
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
Novel follow-up to the Melanotan-II work, characterizing a selective MC4R agonist in the Alzheimer's model mice.
Nitroxide-Containing Redox Nanoparticles Mitigate Anxiety, Stabilize Circadian Rhythms, and Enhance Spatial Learning in 5xFAD Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model
Nitroxide-Containing Redox Nanoparticles Mitigate Anxiety, Stabilize Circadian Rhythms, and Enhance Spatial Learning in 5xFAD Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
Collaborative project characterizing redox-active nitroxide nanoparticles as a therapeutic candidate in the 5xFAD mouse model.
Selective Melanocortin Receptor Activation Restores Cognitive Function and Mitigates Memory Deficits
Selective Melanocortin Receptor Activation Restores Cognitive Function and Mitigates Memory Deficits
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
Science presentation at NeuroBoston Symposium Conference, Boston, MA.
The Role of the Dorsomedial Striatum in Learning Sensory-Guided Motor Sequences
The Role of the Dorsomedial Striatum in Learning Sensory-Guided Motor Sequences
Ölveczky Lab, Harvard University
Presented at Society for Neuroscience Conference 2025 in San Diego, CA.
Melanocortin Receptor Agonist Mitigates Learning and Memory Deficits
Melanocortin Receptor Agonist Mitigates Learning and Memory Deficits
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
Presented at 12th Aging Research and Drug Discovery Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Combating Diet-Induced Inflammation: Can Melanotropin Receptors Mitigate the Effects of Excess Fat?
Combating Diet-Induced Inflammation: Can Melanotropin Receptors Mitigate the Effects of Excess Fat?
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
Results of my work presented at Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Forum in Vienna, Austria.
Cortical Projections from M1 and M2 Directly Excite Subpopulations of the Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata
Cortical Projections from M1 and M2 Directly Excite Subpopulations of the Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata
Grillner & Silberberg labs, Karolinska Institute
Results of my co-work presented at Society for Neuroscience Conference 2024 in Chicago, IL.
Melanotan-II Reverses Memory Impairment Induced by a Short-Term HF Diet
Melanotan-II Reverses Memory Impairment Induced by a Short-Term HF Diet
Wojda Lab, Nencki Institute | Biomed. Pharmacother. 165, 115129 (2023)
Study evaluating the melanocortin agonist Melanotan-II in zebrafish.
Motor Cortex Directly Excites the Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata, the Basal Ganglia Output Nucleus
Motor Cortex Directly Excites the Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata, the Basal Ganglia Output Nucleus
Grillner & Silberberg labs, Karolinska Institutet |Nat. Commun. (in revision)
Optogenetic dissection of cortico-basal-ganglia circuits in mice, paired with DeepLabCut-based movement classification. Co-author with Thompson et al.
Selective Melanocortin Receptor 4 Agonist Improves Cognitive Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease 5xFAD Mouse Model
Selective Melanocortin Receptor 4 Agonist Improves Cognitive Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease 5xFAD Mouse Model
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
Novel follow-up to the Melanotan-II work, characterizing a selective MC4R agonist in the Alzheimer's model mice.
Nitroxide-Containing Redox Nanoparticles Mitigate Anxiety, Stabilize Circadian Rhythms, and Enhance Spatial Learning in 5xFAD Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model
Nitroxide-Containing Redox Nanoparticles Mitigate Anxiety, Stabilize Circadian Rhythms, and Enhance Spatial Learning in 5xFAD Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
Collaborative project characterizing redox-active nitroxide nanoparticles as a therapeutic candidate in the 5xFAD mouse model.
Selective Melanocortin Receptor Activation Restores Cognitive Function and Mitigates Memory Deficits
Selective Melanocortin Receptor Activation Restores Cognitive Function and Mitigates Memory Deficits
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
Science presentation at NeuroBoston Symposium Conference, Boston, MA.
The Role of the Dorsomedial Striatum in Learning Sensory-Guided Motor Sequences
The Role of the Dorsomedial Striatum in Learning Sensory-Guided Motor Sequences
Ölveczky Lab, Harvard University
Presented at Society for Neuroscience Conference 2025 in San Diego, CA.
Melanocortin Receptor Agonist Mitigates Learning and Memory Deficits
Melanocortin Receptor Agonist Mitigates Learning and Memory Deficits
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
Presented at 12th Aging Research and Drug Discovery Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Combating Diet-Induced Inflammation: Can Melanotropin Receptors Mitigate the Effects of Excess Fat?
Combating Diet-Induced Inflammation: Can Melanotropin Receptors Mitigate the Effects of Excess Fat?
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
Results of my work presented at Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Forum in Vienna, Austria.
Cortical Projections from M1 and M2 Directly Excite Subpopulations of the Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata
Cortical Projections from M1 and M2 Directly Excite Subpopulations of the Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata
Grillner & Silberberg labs, Karolinska Institute
Results of my co-work presented at Society for Neuroscience Conference 2024 in Chicago, IL.
Awards
Forbes 25 Under 25 Poland |Science
Forbes 25 Under 25 Poland |Science
Forbes Poland
Selected for contributions to Alzheimer's therapeutic research before starting university.
Herchel Smith Harvard Summer Research Fellow
Herchel Smith Harvard Summer Research Fellow
Harvard University
Full summer research funding for independent thesis work.
Mary Gordon Roberts Fellow
Mary Gordon Roberts Fellow
Harvard University
Undergraduate research fellowship supporting the senior thesis.
Weissman International Internship Award
Weissman International Internship Award
Harvard University
Funded a summer placement at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm.
Harvard College Research Program
Harvard College Research Program
Harvard University
Term-time research funding in the Ölveczky Lab.
Forbes 25 Under 25 Poland |Science
Forbes 25 Under 25 Poland |Science
Forbes Poland
Selected for contributions to Alzheimer's therapeutic research before starting university.
Herchel Smith Harvard Summer Research Fellow
Herchel Smith Harvard Summer Research Fellow
Harvard University
Full summer research funding for independent thesis work.
Mary Gordon Roberts Fellow
Mary Gordon Roberts Fellow
Harvard University
Undergraduate research fellowship supporting the senior thesis.
Weissman International Internship Award
Weissman International Internship Award
Harvard University
Funded a summer placement at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm.
Harvard College Research Program
Harvard College Research Program
Harvard University
Term-time research funding in the Ölveczky Lab.
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