Development and Physiology of Dendritic Arbors in Pyramidal Neurons

Dr. Lee Vaasjo visited Dr. Jeyifous' NEU 360 Conversations with Neuroscientists class on Tuesday, May 27th, to discuss "Development and Physiology of Dendritic Arbors in Pyramidal Neurons." Bio: Dr. Vaasjo is originally from the island of Puerto Rico and trained at the UPR-Institute of Neurobiology, studying sea slug neural circuit evolution. Later, he transitioned to the University of Chicago, focusing on the basal ganglia and dopaminergic circuits in mice. Currently, he just completed his Ph.D. in the Galazo Lab at Tulane University. He was previously a visiting researcher at the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), an SfN-NSP Fellow, and was recently awarded an NIH-DSPAN F99/K00. He aims to become a benevolent independent investigator within 3-5 years.