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SUMMARY:Engineering brain-wide activity patterns for therapeutics
DTSTART:20191202T150000
DTEND:20191202T160000
DTSTAMP:20260501T114215Z
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Mehmet Fatih Yanik\, ETH Zurich\n\nBrain networks are di
 srupted in numerous disorders. Existing treatment options often cannot add
 ress such complex dysfunctions. We first show how the aberrant brain-wide 
 activity patterns can be completely corrected by targeting distinct networ
 k motifs with multiple neuromodulators using a zebrafish model of human ep
 ilepsy and autism. This systematic approach rescues behaviour unlike any o
 ther treatment. With methods promising future therapeutic use\, we next sh
 ow how specific molecular targets in different brain circuits can be non-i
 nvasively and spatially targeted in mammals and potentially in primates\, 
 and discuss how cortex-wide activity patterns can be captured chronically 
 at single-neuron resolution with minimal invasiveness.\n\nProf. Yanik rece
 ived his BS and MS in Engineering and Physics at MIT in 2000\, and PhD in 
 Applied Physics at Stanford in 2006. He completed postdoctoral work in Sta
 nford Bioengineering and Neurosurgery. He subsequently served as Assistant
  and later as Associate Professor till he received tenure at MIT. He is cu
 rrently full professor at ETH Zurich. His studies are recognized by NIH Di
 rector’s Pioneer Award (youngest recipient)\, NIH Director’s New Innov
 ator Award\, NIH Transformative Research Award\, Packard Award in Engineer
 ing and Science\, Alfred Sloan Award in Neuroscience\, NIH Eureka Award\, 
 NSF Career Award\, Silicon Valley’s Innovator's Challenge Award\, Techno
 logy Review Magazine’s “World’s top 35 innovators under age 35”\, 
 Junior Chamber International’s “Outstanding Young Person"\, and others
 .
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