Bridging Theory, Computation, and Experiment in Neuroscience
Explore how integrating single-cell genomic experiments with advanced computational analysis has led to new revelations about the evolutionary origins of specialized cells in the human eye. These cells are crucial for our high-resolution vision, and our findings offer new clues into how our ability to see the world in such detail has evolved.
In addition, we will unravel a neuroscience puzzle through a blend of theoretical modeling and simulations. Discover how our new approach sheds light on the functions behind the electrical communication of neurons, a fundamental process for brain function.
Hosted by College of Chemistry
Speaker:
Karthik Shekhar is the John F. Heil Jr Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC Berkeley. He obtained his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and his Ph.D. in chemical engineering at MIT. He conducted his postdoctoral studies at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, joining UC Berkeley in January 2020. He has received the Hellman Fellowship (2022), the McKnight Fellowship in Neuroscience (2023), and a fellowship from the Glaucoma Research Foundation (2022).