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Carina Curto is a Professor of Applied Mathematics and Brain Science at Brown University, affiliated with the Division of Applied Mathematics and the Carney Institute for Brain Science. She holds a B.A. in Physics from Harvard University (2000) and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Duke University (2005). Her research focuses on theoretical and computational neuroscience, applying algebra, topology, and dynamical systems to study neural networks and neural coding. She has held faculty positions at Penn State (2014–2024) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2009–2014), and was a postdoctoral researcher at Rutgers and NYU.
Research Interests: Neural network theory, topology in neuroscience, algebraic structures of neural codes, and their applications to understanding brain circuits and cognition. Her work bridges mathematical theory and experimental neuroscience, with emphasis on threshold-linear networks, combinatorial coding, and circuit dynamics.
Grants & Awards: NIH R01, NSF grants (DMS-1951165, DMS-1516881), Simons Fellowship (2021–22), Penn State Faculty Scholar Medal (2020), Sloan Research Fellowship (2011–15).
Labs & Collaborations: Leads the Curto Lab for Mathematical Neuroscience at Brown, focusing on interdisciplinary research connecting network dynamics to brain function. Collaborators include Anda Degeratu, Chad Giusti, and Katherine Morrison. Her lab includes postdocs, PhD students, and affiliate members working on projects like CTLN dynamics and clique topology.
