Robert Sachdev

Humboldt University, Berlin | Charité
Neurosience

A central goal of neuroscience is to understand how synaptic inputs are transformed into output, i.e. spiking. My earlier work has shown the effect of background spontaneous activity on the response of cortical neurons. In my work with Matthew Larkum, I expect to develop methods for watching the transformation of activity in inputs – axons – into an output i.e. activity in dendrites and soma of cortical neurons. In the course of these observations, we will develop methods for monitoring behavior in multiple dimensions including footfall, whisker movement, touch and cortical state.

Education and Training

BS in Neuroscience and Biochemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA.

PhD in Neuroscience, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA Advisors: Wayne Aldridge and Sid Gilman co-directors

1991-1994	MFA in Creative Writing, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
1995-2000	Post-doctorate training, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA Advisor: Ford Ebner
2000-2004	Post-doctorate training University of Texas San Antonio, Texas, USA Advisor: Charles J. Wilson

Academic Employment

2005-2014	Associate Research Scientist Yale University School of Medicine Department of Neurobiology, New Haven, CT, USA.
2004-2005	Assistant Professor, Universite Laval Quebec, Canada.
2000-2004	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas, USA
1995-2000	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN, USA.