Principal Investigator
B.A., B.S., Brown University; M.D., Ph.D., UCSD; Post-Doc, M.I.T.
I love collaborating with this great group of people. Other interests include ultimate frisbee, politics, music and the future of scientific publication.
Research Technician
Huazhong University of Science & Technology at Hankou, China, B.S., Chemical Engineering
I joined the Nelson lab in 2004. I really enjoy working here at Brandeis. The people are enthusiastic about their work and a pleasure to work with.
Graduate Student (jointly supervised by Steve Van Hooser)
B.A.: Colby College, Maine; Graduated January, 2023
I am using calcium imaging and visualization of synaptic proteins to monitor homeostatic regulation of network activity in cortical slice cultures.
Current Lab Member
I am interested in new techniques for manipulating nuclear proteins in order to better understand transcriptional circuits in mammalian neurons.
Postdoc (jointly supervised by Don Katz)
PhD, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
I am interested in uncovering the roles that specific cell types play in learning and memory by examining their gene expression patterns in response to varying memory related tasks. Now a postdoc at Hebrew University.
Graduate Student (jointly supervised by Don Katz)
B.S.: Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
I am studying the cellular and molecular basis of conditioned taste aversion, a form of one-trial gustatory learning. Now a postdoctoral fellow at MGH.
Graduate Student
Recent lab member, now graduate student in Biomedical Engineering at U. Conn.
Postdoc (jointly supervised by Adam Hantman)
M.D. Ph.D., Heidelberg University, Germany
I'm interested in using computational analyses to learn about brain function from genomic data. Now a Research Fellow at NIMH Intramural.
Postdoc
PhD, Washington University, St. Louis
I am studying the transcriptional regulation of homeostatic plasticity, and its role in seizure disorders. Now a Senior Scientist at Cognesy Therapeutics.