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Andrew Miri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Northwestern University's Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University. His research focuses on understanding how the nervous system generates movement, particularly the interplay between spinal cord neurons and brain regions in the motor system. His lab employs advanced genetic, physiological, and data science tools to study motor system dynamics and functional units.
Key research interests include motor system function, behavior quantification, systems neuroscience, and brain-behavior relationships. He investigates how motor cortical outputs engage spinal circuits and the elemental functional units underlying motor operation. Recent work explores skilled movement generation in real-time, cortical orchestration of movement, and corticospinal control mechanisms.
Selected honors include the NIH Director's New Innovator Award (2020), Sloan Research Fellowship (2020), and Searle Scholar Award (2019). His lab includes students like Akiko Saiki (Ph.D.), Zhengyu Ma, and Sarah Hsu, alongside research technicians and undergraduates. Collaborative projects involve genetic tools, optogenetic inactivation, and EMG recordings to dissect neural mechanisms.
Publications highlight studies on motor cortical influence, neural dynamics in gaze control, and motor neuron identity. His work bridges basic neuroscience with translational insights into movement disorders.
