RUThe Rockefeller University · Biophysics
Vaziri Lab
Alipasha Vaziri · New York, New York
Research Focus
Dr. Alipasha Vaziri's lab focuses on advancing imaging techniques to monitor brain activity at the level of individual neurons in living animals. By developing new optical platforms and genetically encoded indicators, the lab aims to understand how complex brain functions arise from the interactions among large groups of neurons. The research combines cutting-edge technology with biological insight to enable deeper exploration of the brain's function and behavior.
optical imaginggenetically encoded indicatorsneuroactivitybrain functionneural computation
Research Aims
4AIM 01Develop advanced optical systems for monitoring neuronal activity.
AIM 02Enhance genetically encoded voltage indicators for improved brain imaging.
AIM 03Optimize imaging technology for large-scale recording from behaving animals.
AIM 04Disseminate new imaging technologies for broader use in the neuroscience community.
Skills the Lab Values
fluorescence microscopytwo-photon imagingneuron population imagingvolumetric imagingimage analysis and processing
Output against the department
Publications129top 50% of dept.5th of 10
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Citations11ktop 30% of dept.3rd of 10
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