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Daniel Pederick is the Bloomberg Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is affiliated with the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience and conducts research on neural circuit formation in the central auditory system.
His research focuses on understanding how precise neural connections are established during brain development, particularly tonotopic maps that process sound frequency. He investigates these mechanisms using
- Single-cell transcriptomic analysis
- Animal models
- Virus-mediated axon tracing
- In vivo electrophysiology
The recent publications (2016–2023) reflect a strong trend in neural circuit development, especially in the hippocampus and auditory brainstem. Key themes include topographic mapping, cell surface molecules (e.g., Teneurins, Latrophilin-2), and the role of genetic and signaling mechanisms in axon targeting and synaptic specificity. Much of this work bridges molecular neuroscience with systems-level circuit organization.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Feature in Nature News and Views for work on attraction and repulsion in brain wiring
Daniel Pederick mentors graduate students and recruits postdoctoral fellows and research staff. He is actively building his lab at Johns Hopkins and accepts rotations from students in the Neuroscience Graduate Program and the Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program. While specific grants are not listed, his research program is supported by institutional and likely federal funding given the publication output and lab structure.
He leads the Pederick Lab, which focuses on:
- Molecular control of neural connectivity
- Topographic circuit organization
- Developmental disruptions in neurodevelopmental disorders
- Auditory processing deficits in autism
