Mark Cembrowski

In 2019, Dr. Cembrowski started as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences at the University of British Columbia and an Investigator with the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, and was promoted to Associate Professor (with tenure) in 2024. His research interests are in applying technological, computational, and mathematical approaches to understand healthy brain function, especially learning and memory, as well as brain changes that emerge in disorder and disease like Alzheimer’s disease. He has received a variety of recognitions for his research, including being named a Scholar by MSHRBC, a Next Generation Leader by the Allen Institute, a Future Leader of Canadian Brain Research by the Brain Canada, the Krieg Cortical Scholar in the 2020 worldwide competition, and he was awarded the 2025 Canadian Association for Neuroscience New Investigator. Prior to his position at UBC, Dr. Cembrowski received his BSc in Mathematics (2007; UBC), his MSc and PhD in Applied Mathematics (2008 and 2011, Northwestern University), and performed postdoctoral research at the HHMI Janelia Research Campus.