Research Statement
Studies molecular, cellular and system’s level dissection of neuromodulatory circuits in affective behaviors (e.g., reward-aversion, addiction, anxiety-depression, stress, pain). The laboratory uses multidisciplinary approaches including: optogenetic, molecular-biochemical, pharmacological, physiological, in vivo imaging, and computational methods. The lab is actively engaged in bioengineering methods to develop optically-sensitive signaling tools and wireless opto-electronics for detecting-modulating neuronal activity in behaving animals.