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Exploring active dendrites in vivo

Meet the team

It's not the destination or the journey. It's the company.

Ikuko T. Smith

Principal Investigator

ikukots@ucsb.edu

Dept. of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology

Dept. of Psychological & Brain Sciences

Neuroscience Research Institute

Biological Sciences II – Rm 5029

Supporter: Atticus, Humphrey, Winston

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Liam Adsit

Graduate Student

adsit@ucsb.edu

Training: B.S. in Neuroscience and Physiology, University of California, San Diego

Major: Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology

Current work: Multiphoton imaging, dendritic integration, tauopathy

Supporter: Juniper and Jupiter

Alex Brinkley

Graduate Student

abrinkley@ucsb.edu

Training: B.S. , University of California, Riverside

Selected Awards: Connie Frank Fellowship

Major: Dynamical Neuroscience

Current work: Multiphoton imaging, inhibitory interneurons, dendritic integration, computational modeling

Supporter: Leo

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Gabriel Zook

Graduate Student

gzook@ucsb.edu

Training: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, B.A. in Philosophy, Rice University

Selected Awards: NSF GRFP Honorable Mention, IEEE Eta Kappa Nu Inductee

Major: Electrical & Computer Engineering

Current work: Behavioral analysis, multisensory integration, computational modeling

Supporter: King Coco

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Kyle Cekada

Graduate Student

kylecekada@ucsb.edu

Training: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University

Major: Psychological & Brain Sciences (Neuroscience & Behavior)

Current work: Tauopathy, dendrites, mitochondria, immunohistochemistry, multiphoton imaging

Supporter: Harley

Maeve Bottoms

Graduate Student

maevebottoms@ucsb.edu

Training: B.S. in Neuroscience, University of Washington

Selected Awards: Mary Gates Research Scholarship, NAPE Center Research Fellowship

Major: Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology

Current work: Neurobiology, electrophysiology, multiphoton imaging

Supporter: Chili

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