University of Rochester · NeuroscienceOlfactory and Neural Circuit Group
Krishnan Padmanabhan · Rochester, New York
Research Focus
Dr. Krishnan Padmanabhan's lab at the University of Rochester studies how the brain processes smells and the role of neural circuits in behavior and memory. One focus is on how feedback from the hippocampus influences the main olfactory bulb, which is essential for detecting odors. The lab also researches stem cell therapies to understand how transplanted neural cells integrate into the brain, aiming to improve treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
olfactory processingneural circuitsstem cell therapyhippocampuschemosensory perceptiontransplanted neuronsin vivo imagingbehavioral neuroscienceneurodegenerative disordersneuroscience
Research Aims
5AIM 01Investigate how hippocampal feedback influences smell processing in the brain.
AIM 02Explore the role of neural circuits in behavior and memory encoding.
AIM 03Develop methods to track transplanted human neural precursor cells in the brain.
AIM 04Characterize the integration and functional properties of transplanted neurons in mice.
AIM 05Understand the cellular dynamics of neural precursor cells post-transplantation.
Skills the Lab Values
electrophysiologyin vivo imaging2-photon microscopybehavioral assaysstem cell cultureneural circuit analysisanimal model experimentationdata analysis using Pythonneuroanatomy techniquescell biology methods
Output against the department
Publications164top 45% of dept.302nd of 671
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Citations3.4kbottom 26% of dept.497th of 671
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