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