Jon Heston Email & Phone Number

Greater San Diego Area

The primary goal of the Hnasko lab is to achieve a better understanding of the neural circuits that drive goal-directed behaviors, reward learning, & movement. We focus on glutamate and dopamine neurotransmission to and from midbrain neurons of particular importance to mental illness, including drug addiction, schizophrenia, and Parkinson’s Disease. Our.

My doctoral research in the White lab at UCLA used zebra finch, a species of songbird which learns its song through imitation, as a model system for understanding the neural basis of vocal motor learning and control. My dissertation project focuses on the language related transcription factor FoxP2 which, when mutated in humans, leads to a specific.

Worked with exhibition coordinators and graphic designers to incorporate my thesis data into the exhibit Genome: Unlocking Life's Code. The exhibition provided museum attendees with a crash course in advancements in our understanding of the genome. I helped design a panel which highlighted that the gene FoxP2 when disrupted leads to language impairments in.

The HEALTHY study was a national, three-year research study funded by the National Institutes of Health that will determine if changes in school food services and physical education classes, along with activities that encourage healthy behaviors, lower risk factors for type 2 diabetes. At the time the study was the largest public health study ever.

Certificate, Data Science

Completed data science certificate program through UCSD Extension. This course covered the following topics: - Python - R - MySQL.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Neuroscience

Studied the neural basis of language, vocalization, and motor control in zebra finch. In addition to the research described in the.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Neurobiology And Behavior