Tam is a behavioral neuroscientist interested in learning and memory and circadian rhythms. He received his Ph.D. in 2011 from the University of Nottingham, where he investigated the role of the hippocampus in interval timing. After his doctoral training, he moved to the University of Oxford and worked as a postdoctoral neuroscientist until 2023. His postdoctoral research focused primarily on the regulation of behavior by light and biological clocks (Tam et al., 2016, Proceedings of the Royal Society B; Tam et al., 2017, Journal of Neuroscience; Tam et al., 2021, PNAS). He joined Duke Kunshan University in 2023 as an assistant professor of neuroscience. His current research uses behavioral and chemogenetic approaches to understand the rewarding properties of light, as well as dissecting the retina-to-brain circuits that regulate light-motivated behavior. His other research interests can be found here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7fEXUrIAAAAJ&hl=en