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Bernardo Rudy, MD, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, and the Julius Raynes Professor of Neuroscience Physiology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. His research interests focus on how neuronal activity regulates behavior and how brain function depends on the properties of individual neurons and circuits. Dr. Rudy aims to understand the basic properties of different types of cortical neurons, which serve as the building blocks of the cerebral cortex, as well as how their connections contribute to behavior. His work emphasizes the characterization of circuits involving distinct GABAergic interneurons and the mechanisms that acetylcholine, a key neuromodulator, plays in controlling cognitive function and modulating cortical processes. Using a multidisciplinary approach that combines molecular, genetic, and anatomical techniques, he studies the diversity of cortical neuron connectivity, intrinsic factors that control excitability, and the dynamic properties of synapses regulated by neuromodulators.
Open Program in Biomedical Sciences (Vilcek Institute) covers departments like Biochemistry, Pathology, Neuroscience, Microbiology, etc.