Postdoctoral Researcher
Stanford, California, United States
Postdoc in Rob Malenka's lab, where I sought to understand learning, memory, and neural function/physiology. I used a range of methods in combination with transgenic mouse models, including: patch-clamp electrophysiology, in vivo optogenetics/chemogenetics, intersectional transgene manipulations, biomarker analysis, IHC imaging, and behavioral assays. My published research examines how the activity and connectivity of sub-networks of neurons discretely mediate cognition. This work demonstrates a POC for identifying and manipulating targeted sub-networks of neurons--composed of various cell types and spread throughout the brain--as an effective method to selectively modulate specific behaviors, motivations, or cognitive processes.