We study fundamental problems in understanding and controlling the maturation, resilience, and degeneration of cells and tissues. We focus on the brain – bridging the molecular, cellular, and systems levels of analysis. To address previously inaccessible questions, we develop new tools and approaches that allow us to measure, perturb, and engineer the brain and other organs with high resolution and at a large scale, in living animals. Our work is interdisciplinary, straddling traditional fields of biology and engineering.

We believe that pushing the frontiers of knowledge requires contributions from people of different perspectives and backgrounds, and that teamwork and collaboration are both productive and make science more fun. Our lab aims to support its members in creating a caring and productive environment, training them to learn skills and become rigorous scientists, and to pursue their most impactful ideas.