Scientist

• Develop mechanistic models of many interacting neurons fit directly to connectivity and neural activity data
• Derive coarse-grained descriptions of models to identify connectivity features governing neural dynamics
• Characterize models consistent with datasets and determine how connectivity constrains them
• Develop theories explaining how perturbations narrow the model space
• Identify the most informative experiments to perform next
• Collaborate with experimentalists to turn theory into testable hypotheses about neural computation
• Present results to collaborators and the wider scientific community through talks, conferences, and publications
• Use large-scale connectivity atlases, brain-wide recordings, spike trains, and targeted activity perturbations to study neural computation and flexible behavior

Scientist I – Neural Circuits Theory

• Help lead a research project to establish foundational knowledge of mammalian neuromodulatory cell types
• Develop conceptual and quantitative frameworks for understanding how neuronal properties across modalities relate to cell type identity and function
• Conduct in-depth analyses and modeling of neuronal morphology using single neuron reconstruction data
• Develop and apply methods to integrate transcriptomic, morphological, and connectivity data
• Collaborate closely with experimentalists and computational scientists
• Lead multimodal integration and analysis efforts
• Produce foundational knowledge and openly shared datasets on the structural organization of neuromodulation
• Communicate project progress and present findings to internal stakeholders and the broader scientific community
• Help draft reports and manuscripts
• Attend occasional national and international conferences

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Scientist I – Neural Circuits Theory

Scientist I – Neuromodulation Anatomy, Multimodal Data Integration