Dr. Matteo Carandini

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Biography

Matteo Carandini received his Laurea in Mathematics from the University of Rome in 1990 and his PhD in Neural Science from New York University in 1996. Following his doctoral studies, he completed postdoctoral fellowships at Northwestern University and New York University. In 1998, he established a laboratory at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, which he later moved to the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute in San Francisco in 2002. In 2007, he joined University College London as a Professor of Visual Neuroscience at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. His research focuses on understanding behavior through the organization of neuronal activity and recording from myriad neurons to study the brain-wide maps of activity related to behavior.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor of Visual Neuroscience

— Present

University College London • London, United Kingdom

Conducting research and teaching in Visual Neuroscience at UCL's Institute of Ophthalmology.

Senior Scientist

— Present

Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute • San Francisco, United Kingdom

Led research projects focused on visual processing and neural activity.

Scientist

— Present

Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute • San Francisco, United Kingdom

Investigated mechanisms of visual perception and neural circuitry.

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Institute of Neuroinformatics • Zurich, United Kingdom

Engaged in teaching and research in neuroinformatics.

Oberassistent

— Present

University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Institute of Neuroinformatics • Zurich, United Kingdom

Worked in an advanced research environment focusing on neural computation.

Research Associate

— Present

New York University, Center for Neural Science • New York, United Kingdom

Contributed to various projects in neural science.

Postdoctoral Fellow

— Present

Northwestern University, Department of Neurobiology • Evanston, United Kingdom

Conducted research on neurobiology during postdoctoral training.