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Haas trained in electrophysiology and molecular biology imaging. His research focuses on understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying early brain circuit formation in normal and disease states, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). His laboratory takes a highly innovative approach, developing novel gene delivery and microscopy technologies for direct and rapid imaging of neural growth and activity in the intact, awake developing brain. To understand the origins of ASD, Haas’s laboratory employs high-throughput human cell line assays to validate and characterize gene mutations identified in individuals with ASD. These mutations are expressed in individual neurons within the intact developing brain to assess their effects on neural structural and functional development.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.