Research Interests

I am interested in employing engineering tools and concepts to develop innovative solutions to pressing questions in neuroscience. This is developing thermo-electro-mechanical technologies to selectively measure, perturb and modulate dynamics of neural circuits. Through these approaches, I aim to elucidate how the biophysical mechanisms underlying neural activity give rise to behavior, and to develop strategies to control neurological disorders such as drug-resistant epilepsy.

Dendritic Computation and Synaptic Plasticity

Dendritic spines are the brain's microprocessors of learning and memory

Thermal Modulation

Thermal modulation of neuronal timing: harnessing temperature shifts to regulate brain rhythm

Nanotechnology for Brain Interfaces

Nanotechnology revolutionizes dialogue with the brain

Microfluidics and Brain Perturbation

Flexible and Transparent Microfluidic Devices are Ideal Candidates for Multimodal Perturbation of the Brain