Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology
Q: My favorite book about the brain is...
A: Awakenings by Oliver Sacks
Q:What is exciting in your work right now?
A:We are discovering some new compounds that could act as drugs and affect cognition
Q: When I am not teaching awesome Neuroscience classes I like to...
A: Spend time with my family and do photography.
Q: My favorite "fun fact" about the brain is...
A: The average adult brain has over 100 trillion synapses (10^14).
Q: I have been teaching Neuroscience classes for...
A: 17 years.
Q: The coolest thing my lab has done is...
A: Identify mRNA expression from single neurons.
Q: My favorite superhero is...
A: My wife!