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Gilad Barnea is the Sidney Fox Dorothea Doctors Fox Professor in Ophthalmology, Visual Sciences, and Neuroscience at Brown University. He leads a laboratory focused on examining how the mammalian brain processes olfactory information. His research explores the neural circuits involved in smell and the mechanisms that transform olfactory signals into behavioral outputs. His lab has developed innovative techniques for trans-synaptic labeling, a method that allows detailed mapping and characterization of neural circuits related to odor processing. Barnea's work demonstrates that the identity of an odor is encoded in a unique and invariant combination of structures in the olfactory bulb, known as glomeruli. He is involved in significant research initiatives funded by various grants from the National Institutes of Health, aiming to advance understanding of neural circuits and olfactory processing. Barnea has published numerous scholarly articles on related topics, contributing to the field's understanding of the molecular genetics that underpin sensory perception. A notable educator, he directs core courses in the Neuroscience Graduate Program, focusing on molecular developmental neurobiology and the interplay between genetics and behavior in neural circuits.
Department: Department of Economics