Summary
Investigate novel neuronal populations that stimulate arousal or promote sleep and dissection of neural circuits that control sleep-wake, strengthening our understanding of sleep-wake circuits that link to sleep disorders.
I work with Bill Wisden and Nick Franks.
Expertise
Neuroscience Research
Adeno-associate virus (AAV) system, optogenetics, chemogenetics; in vivo Ca2 imaging; photometry, chemogenetics or optogenetics-based brain-wild mapping; activity-tagging system; EEG/EMG
Biomedical Research
Metabolic disorder: diabetes, obesity
Biological skills for metabolic research in vitro and in vivo