Lab Members
- Rafael Yuste
- Masakazu Agetsuma
- Inbal Ayzenshtat
- Christophe Dupre
- Jan Hirtz
- Jesse Jackson
- Mahesh Karnani
- Jae-eun Miller
- Andrew Murphy
- Darcy Peterka
- Kira Poskanzer
- Sean Quirin
- Masayuki Sakamoto
- Ben Shababo
- Yeonsook Shin
- Former Lab Members
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Rafael Yuste
Professor
Office: 212-854-2354 Lab: 212-854-5023 Fax: 212-865-8246 Email: rmy5@columbia.edu
Rafael Yuste was born in Madrid, where he attended the Ramiro de Maeztu High School and studied Medicine at the Universidad Autonoma and the Fundacion Jimenez Diaz Hospital. After a brief period in Sydney Brenner's group at the LMB in Cambridge, he did his Ph.D. work with Larry Katz in Torsten Wiesel's laboratory at Rockefeller University in New York. He then moved to Bell Labs, where he was a postdoctoral student of David Tank and also worked with Winfried Denk. In 1996 he joined the Department of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, where he is currently a tenured professor. In 2005 he became an HHMI Investigator and co-director of the Kavli Institute for Brain Circuits at Columbia. Since 1997 he has also been a visiting researcher in Javier DeFelipe's laboratory at the Cajal Institute in Madrid. Yuste is responsible for the introduction of calcium imaging as a method to monitor the activity of neuronal circuits and is interested in the structure and function of cortical circuits, the biophysical properties of dendritic spines, and the pathophysiology of epilepsy.
Taking apart the circuits of the brain with light
Mountain climbing brain scientist sees parallels between his two passions
Through engineering, a new look at the brain
$10 million gift to support new biological imaging lab (scroll down)
NWC Building: "Big, tough, and tender"
Researchers Use Diamonds to Watch the Brain at Work
Spanish National Radio Interview, minutes 35:36 to 40:16 (in Spanish) Minutos = 35:36 al 40:16
The Brain Activity Map Project Media Coverage
Dr. Yuste's talk at TEDMED 2013
NY Times Editorial on BRAIN Initiative Annoucement
Washington Post on BRAIN Initiative Announcement
Science (News & Analysis Report)
Scientific American featuring Dr. Yuste
Nucleus Ambiguous, Michael S. Carroll's Blog
Huffington Post interview with Dr. Yuste
Dr. Yuste on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show
Timothy Otto Interview, Rutgers
Javier Solana's Blog (en español)
Interview with Dr. Yuste in Ideomica (en español)
RAC Radio Interview (en español)
Images of Dr. Yuste for Media Use
Brain Images
Hippocampal Slice
Cortical Slice
Cortical Slice, Closeup
High Res Brain Images For Media Use
Brain Activity Movie
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Andrew Murphy
Laboratory Technician
Lab: 212-854-5023 Fax: 212-865-8246 Email: acm2202@columbia.edu
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Sean Quirin
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Lab: 212-854-5023 Fax: 212-865-8246 Email: Sean.Quirin@colorado.edu
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Darcy Peterka
Research Specialist
Lab: 212-854-5023 Fax: 212-865-8246 Email: dp2403@columbia.edu
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Jae-eun Miller
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Lab: 212-854-5023 Fax: 212-865-8246 Email: jkm2149@columbia.edu
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Kira Poskanzer
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Lab: 212-854-5023 Fax: 212-865-8246 Email: kp2248@columbia.edu
PhD, UCSF 2006, Graeme Davis Lab
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Mahesh Karnani
HFSP Long Term Postdoctoral Fellow
Lab: 212-854-5023 Fax: 212-865-8246 Email: mmk2185@columbia.edu
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Masakazu Agetsuma
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Lab: 212-854-5023 Fax: 212-865-8246 Email: ma3064@columbia.edu
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Jan Hirtz
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Lab: 212-854-5023 Fax: 212-865-8246 Email: jjh2180@columbia.edu
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Yeonsook Shin
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Lab: 212-854-5023 Fax: 212-865-8246 Email: ys2431@columbia.edu
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Inbal Ayzenshtat
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Lab: 212-854-5023 Fax: 212-865-8246 Email: inbalayzen@gmail.com
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Ben Shababo
Laboratory Technician
Lab: 212-854-5023 Fax: 212-865-8246 Email: bms2156@columbia.edu
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Jesse Jackson
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Lab: 212-854-5023 Fax: 212-865-8246 Email: jj2649@columbia.edu
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Christophe Dupre
PhD Candidate
Lab: 212-854-5023 Fax: 212-865-8246 Email: christophe.dupre@gmail.com
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Masayuki Sakamoto
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow for Research Abroad
Lab: 212-854-5023 Fax: 212-865-8246 Email: msakamoto815@gmail.com