معرفی
Adam Douglass, PhD, is a faculty member in the Department of Neurobiology at the University of Utah. His research focuses on understanding neuromodulatory circuits, particularly dopamine and oxytocin neurons, using zebrafish models with advanced imaging and optogenetic techniques.
- Dopamine and locomotion regulation
- Oxytocin and pain processing
- Development of Danionella translucida as a model organism
- Neuronal circuit analysis via optogenetics
- Microscopy and molecular techniques
His publications span neuroscience, cell biology, and optogenetics, with recent work analyzing oxytocin’s role in defensive behaviors and dopamine’s influence on sensory-motor integration. Douglass has collaborated widely, including at Harvard and UCSF, and holds a patent for optogenetic membrane potential probes.
Current projects include mapping modulatory circuits in zebrafish and establishing Danionella translucida for adult behavioral studies. Techniques employed range from single-molecule imaging to genetic manipulation.
