CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION & TRAINING
GRADUATE
University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
  •Medical Scientist Training Program   M.D./Ph.D. 2017 - 2025 (expected)

UNDERGRADUATE
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
  •B.S. in Computer Science with Honors (Biocomputation Track)  2010 - 2014

University of New South Wales School of Medicine, Sydney, Australia
  •Enrolled in six-year program leading to MD:  Feb-May 2010  
  •Withdrew to enroll at Stanford University
GRANTS & AWARDS

Real-time fMRI Neurofeedback for Pain Modulation. Sentis, A.I. (PI), Law, C., Mackey, S., Glover, G. $10,225. Grant from Richard M. Lucas Center for Imaging at Stanford University, 2017

Unraveling the Central Mechanisms of Electroacupuncture Versus Placebo Using fMRI. Kong, J. (PI), Law, C., Sentis, A.I., Mackey, S., Manber, R., Glover, G.  $10,800. Grant from Richard M. Lucas Center for Imaging at Stanford University, 2017

Young Investigator Travel Grant.  $750. American Pain Society, 2016

Ben Wegbreit Prize for Best Undergraduate Computer Science Honors Thesis.  $1,000. Stanford University, 2014

Undergraduate Research Travel Grant.  $1,500. Stanford University, 2014

Bio-X Undergraduate Summer Research Program Grant.  $7,500. Stanford University, 2013

Submission to Healthdata.gov Metadata Developer Challenge. Noy, N. (PI), Nyulas, C., Salvadores, M., Sentis, A.I., Musen, M. The National Center for Biomedical Ontology Stanford University.  Second Place Award $10,000. 2012

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Clinical Research Coordinator: Full-time Jul 2015 to May 2017

•Compare machine learning and GLM analyses of real-time fMRI neurofeedback data from studies evaluating alternative therapies for Chronic Low Back Pain

•Develop participant visit protocols, data collection tools

•Train team members in participant training and neuroimaging procedures

•Design, program, evaluate and implement tools for data collection, analysis and participant tracking

•Conduct fMRI scans on participants

Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator: Full-time Jul 2014 – Jul 2015

•Conduct analyses of fMRI data from studies comparing alternative therapies for Chronic Low Back Pain

•Train participants to modulate endogenous pain using attention and cognitive regulation techniques

•Assist in conducting fMRI scans on participants

•Assist in developing participant protocols

Undergraduate Research Assistant: Full-time Summer 2013, part-time Sep 2013 – Jun 2014

•Using Support Vector Machine analyses of real-time fMRI data, classify brain states during cognitive modulation of pain

•Identify methods of preprocessing that improve classification of brain states

•Shadow fMRI scans on study participants


Laboratory of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Undergraduate Research Assistant: Full-time Summer 2012, part-time Sep 2012 – Mar 2013

•Conduct analyses of intracranial EEG data to predict onset of epileptic seizures

•Use FFT methods, search for early warning signals predicting seizure activity in next 24 hours


National Center for Biomedical Ontology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Undergraduate Research Assistant: Part-time Sep 2011 – Jun 2012

•Develop ontology for mortality rates using death certificate data for World Health Organization

•Identify appropriate vocabularies, encoded datasets for NCBO submission to Metadata Challenge


Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Portfolio Value Optimisation Department, Sydney, Australia
Client Analytics Analyst: Full-time Summer 2011

•Conduct client analyses on massive datasets including database extractions and metadata analyses using SAS and SQL

•Identifiy and report patterns of consumer behavior of strategic interest to specific bank clients


Thomas R. Wenkart, M.D., Sydney, Australia
Undergraduate Research Assistant: Part-time Summer 2011

•Evaluate miniaturized medical laboratories for plenary address on "Point of Care Testing in Primary Care" at the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Conference for General Practice

MANUSCRIPTS & PAPERS
Sentis, A.I., Mackey, S., Brown, J. (2017) Pain and neuroimaging: a spatially quantitative metaanalysis. Under editorial review.

Weber II, K.A., Sentis A.I., Mackey, S. (2017) Assessing human cervical spinal cord function: A resting-state spinal cord cord functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Under editorial review.

Sentis, A.I., Mackey, S., Brown, J. (2017) Functional region of interest maps specific to experimental pain. Manuscript in preparation.

Sentis, A.I., Weber II, K.A., Johnson, K.A., Mackey, S. (2017) Pain processing during recalled pain differs in chronic low back pain sufferers and healthy individuals. Manuscript in preparation.

Weber II, K.A., Sentis, A.I., Johnson, K.A., Martucci, K.T., Mackey, S. (2017) Neural correlates of response inhibition in chronic low back pain. Manuscript in preparation.

Sentis, A.I. (2016) Effect of learning on the activation of target regions during real-time fMRI neurofeedback for cognitive regulation of pain. NIH Kirschstein NRSA Individual Fellowship proposal.

Sentis, A.I., Law, C., Martcucci, K., Bagarinao, E., Mackey, S. (2016) Discriminating brain activation patterns for cognitive and sensory aspects of pain processing. Manuscript in preparation.

Sentis, A.I. (2014, June) Discriminating brain activation patterns for cognitive and sensory aspects of pain processing. Honors thesis for Department of Computer Science, Stanford University.
      Winner of Ben Wegbreit Prize for Best Undergraduate Computer Science Honors Thesis

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
Sentis, A.I., Law, C., Adedeji, A., Goldin, P., Gross, J., Mackey, S. (2017, June) Differentiating brain activation between sensitization and maintenance of pain. Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Weber II, K.A., Sentis, A.I., Chen, Y., Wang, X., Parrish, T.B., Mackey, S. (2017, June) Laterality of spinal cord segmental functional connectivity: A resting state spinal cord fMRI study. Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Law, C., Adedeji, A., Sentis, A.I., Chen, J., Glover, G., Gross, J., Goldin, P., Mackey, S. (2017, June) Using Parametric Analysis of fMRI to differentiate cognitive modulation strategies for pain. Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Sentis, A.I., Weber II, K.A., Johnson, K.A., Mackey, S. (2017, May) Pain processing during recalled pain differs in chronic low back pain sufferers and healthy individuals. American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.

Weber II, K.A., Sentis, A.I., Johnson, K.A., Martucci, K.T., Mackey, S. (2017, May) Neural correlates of response inhibition in chronic low back pain. American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.

Adedeji, A., Law, C., Sentis, A.I., Chen, J., Glover, G., Mackey, S. (2017, May) Cognitive modulation strategies in chronic low back pain patients through parametric fMRI analysis. American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.

Sentis, A.I., Law, C., Martucci, K., Bagarinao, E., Mackey, S. (2016, September) Discriminating brain activation patterns for cognitive and sensory pain processing using GLM and SVM. International Association for the Study of Pain World Congress Meeting, Yokohama, Japan

Law, C., Sentis, A.I., Mackey, S. (2016, September) Realtime functional magnetic resonance imaging neurofeedback for pain regulation. International Association for the Study of Pain World Congress Meeting, Yokohama, Japan.

Sentis, A.I., Law, C., Sturgeon, J.A., Mackey, S. (2016, June) Neural correlates of pain catastrophizing in pain-related maladaptive belief induction. Annual Meeting of Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Geneva, Switzerland.

Law, C., Sentis A.I., Mackey, S. (2016, June) Neural dynamics in cognitive reappraisal of pain. Annual Meeting of Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Geneva, Switzerland.

Sentis, A.I., Law, C., Bagarinao, E., Johnson, K.A., Mackey, S. (2015, June) Developing real-time fMRI neurofeedback for pain: ROIs for attention regulation. Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Honolulu, HI.

Sentis, A.I., Law, C., Sturgeon, J.A., Mackey, S. (2016, May) Pain catastrophizing correlates with neural activation in a maladaptive pain belief induction. American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Austin, TX.

Sentis, A.I., Law, C., Johnson, K.A., Bagarinao, E., Mackey, S. (2015, May) Discrete region and distributed network analysis of attention and cognitive modulation of pain. American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Palm Springs, CA.

Law, C., Johnson, K.A., Sentis, A.I., Bagarinao, E., Mackey, S. (2015, May). Elucidating brain regions engaged in strategies for real-time fMRI neurofeedback pain modulation. American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Palm Springs, CA.

Sentis, A.I., Bagarinao, E., Martucci, K., Mackey, S. (2014, May) Cognitive modulation of pain before and after real-time fMRI neurofeedback training: Improving brain state classification. American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL.

Sentis, A.I., Bagarinao, E., Mackey, S. (2013, August) Improving brain state classification during cognitive modulation of pain before and after real-time fMRI neurofeedback training. Stanford Bio-X Undergraduate Research Conference, Stanford, CA.

VOLUNTEERING & SERVICE
Arbor Free Clinic, Menlo Park, CA.  Mar 2013 - May 2016

Patient Navigator Coordinator responsible for managing patient flow, clinic operation and coordinating patient navigators during clinic, streamlining clinic processes to improve patient care:  fortnightly Jul 2015 to May 2016

Patient Navigator responsible for patient intake, patient advocacy with physicians and medical staff and patient follow-up:  monthly Apr 2014 – Jun 2015

HIV Counselor responsible for patient intake, counseling patients in HIV education and awareness, assessing patient risk:  monthly Mar 2013 – Mar 2014


Kairos House Co-op, Stanford University.  Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

Resident Assistant: Co-op house staff member responsible for well-being of residents and for managing other house staff members


Swingtime Dance Troupe, Stanford University.  Sep 2011 - Jun 2014

Vice President: responsible for logistics of dance rehearsals / performances:  Sep 2013 – Jun 2014

Social Chair: responsible for managing activities / retreats:  Sep 2012 – Jun 2013

Gigs Chair: responsible for managing performance requests:  Jan 2012 – Jun 2012


Stanford Dance Marathon Philanthropic Organization, Stanford University.  Apr 2001 - Feb 2013

Executive Committee Member: responsible for education exhibits and activities at marathon about HIV and Partners In Health’s work in Rwanda.  Raised over $70,000 for Partners in Health:  Apr 2012 - Feb 2013

Media & Public Relations Manager responsible for raising profile of Dance Marathon as a philanthropic organization:
Apr 2011 - Feb 2012


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
•American Pain Society: 2013 – present
•Organization for Human Brain Mapping: 2015 – present
•International Association for the Study of Pain: 2016 – present