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through which immune-brain interactions contribute to physiological and behavioral outcomes. Current research interests include understanding how traumatic stress influence's immune function and
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validity of the proposed methodology. Analyze multi-modal neuroimaging datasets provided by the UCSF scientists (e.g., Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Data) and summarize results by publishing in peer
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to emerging program efforts in drug discovery and development, including future projects involving blood-brain barrier models and neurodegenerative disease such as DPRIT and related funding opportunities become
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(PMID: 41345253). The lab is also interested in understanding the role of NMDA receptor in astrocytes and interneurons (PMID: 37004850; 35867797). The lab utilizes brain slice and cellular
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network excitability following traumatic brain injury using a variety of techniques, including in vivo whole-cell recording and two-photon microscopy, brain slice physiology, and genetic manipulation
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and functional image analysis Ability to perform Free Surfer analyses for structural brain images. Ability to perform whole-brain probabilistic tractography preferably withMRtrix3 Ability to perform
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Selfless Service. The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences is engaged in research that falls into all five graduate areas of specialization: Behavioral and Cellular Neuroscience Clinical Psychology
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and optogenetics in brain slices (ii) in vivo single neuron recording to include surgical isolation of peripheral nerve signals from postganglionic sympathetic fibers and/or phrenic fibers, (iii) live
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confocal imaging, brain slice electrophysiology, in vivo manipulations, molecular biology, drug discovery and behavioral analysis. Applies genetic mouse models. Conducts experiments, analysis, preparation