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Matt Lovett-Barron obtained his BSc from Queen’s University in Canada and completed his PhD in Neurobiology at Columbia University. Following this, he served as a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University under the mentorship of Karl Deisseroth. His research focuses on the flexibility of animal behavior and understanding how nervous systems adapt to various environmental, internal, and social contexts. He is particularly interested in neurobiology, global brain states, and how individuals make collective decisions within groups, utilizing unique animal models such as juvenile zebrafish (Danio rerio) and adult glassfish (Danionella translucida). His lab employs cellular-level optical imaging and neural dynamics manipulation to explore state-dependent behaviors in these organisms, aiming to uncover the multiple cellular changes in the brain that lead to global internal states. His work has garnered him several accolades, including the Donald B Lindsley Prize for Behavioral Neuroscience from the Society for Neuroscience for his PhD thesis, an HHMI postdoctoral fellowship, the Helen Hay Whitney Foundation fellowship, and the K99/R00 Pathway Independence award from the NIMH.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).