Prof. Dr. Alison L. Barth

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-2 und Äquivalente
FachgebietMolekulare und zelluläre Neurologie und Neuropathologie,Allgemeine Genetik und funktionelle Genomforschung
KeywordsExcitatory synapses, NMDA receptors, visualization of immediate-early gene expression, fosGFP transgenic mice, patch-clamp recording

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtPittsburgh
Universität/InstitutionCarnegie Mellon University
Institut/AbteilungMellon Institute

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Michael BrechtArbeitsgruppe Computational Neuroscience, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.01.2010

Programm(e)

2009Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel-Forschungspreis-Programm

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Barth is well known internationally for her groundbreaking contribution to our understanding of neuronal plasticity. Her work combines cutting edge genetic technologies with electrophysiological methods to understand the molecular and cellular basis of memory. Professor Barth applies these methods in mouse somatosensory cortex and her work provides very elegant and extremely useful tools to visualize brain circuits that are activated by sensory experience. During her stay in Germany, she intends to apply novel microscopy techniques to target neural circuits involved in memory formation. Professor Barth is hosted by Professor Michael Brecht at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience (BCCN) at the Humboldt University Berlin.