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Alipasha Vaziri is a Professor and Associate Director of the Kavli Neuronal Systems Institute at The Rockefeller University, where he leads the Laboratory of Neurotechnology and Biophysics. His research focuses on developing advanced optical imaging technologies to enable large-scale, high-speed, single-cell resolution recording of neuronal activity across entire brains of model organisms.
- Ph.D. in Quantum Physics, University of Vienna
- Postdoctoral Training, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Postdoctoral Training, University of Maryland
- Research Scientist, HHMI Janelia Research Campus
- Group Leader, Research Institute for Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna
- Faculty, The Rockefeller University (since 2015)
Dr. Vaziri's research lies at the intersection of neuroscience, biophysics, and engineering. He pioneers novel optical neurotechnologies such as Temporal Focusing, Light Field Microscopy, HyMS Microscopy, and Light Beads Microscopy (LBM), which allow unprecedented access to whole-brain functional dynamics. His work enables the study of how large-scale neuronal network activity relates to behavior and cognition, pushing the boundaries of speed, depth, and scale in neuroimaging. He is particularly interested in the dimensionality and geometry of population neural codes across cortical regions.
The 15 most recent articles reflect a consistent trajectory toward higher spatiotemporal resolution, larger-scale recordings, and integrated computational analysis of brain-wide neuronal activity. His publications span model systems including zebrafish, Drosophila, and C. elegans, with increasing emphasis on behavioral contexts, population dynamics, and dimensionality reduction techniques to understand how information is represented in neural circuits.
Dr. Vaziri has made transformative contributions to neurotechnology, though specific scientific awards are not listed in the provided text.
He has advised numerous trainees through his lab at Rockefeller and previously at IMP Vienna, though specific names are not mentioned. His research has been supported by major funding bodies in neuroscience and biophysics, enabling the development of groundbreaking imaging platforms. As Associate Director of the Kavli Institute, he plays a key role in shaping systems neuroscience research directions.
He leads the Laboratory of Neurotechnology and Biophysics, an interdisciplinary team of physicists, engineers, neuroscientists, and computational biologists dedicated to inventing and applying next-generation tools for observing and understanding brain function at the systems level.
