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Professor Duygu Kuzum is a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California San Diego. Her research focuses on nanoelectronic devices for brain-inspired computing, neural interfaces, and clinical neurodevices. She has developed synaptic devices emulating brain computation and transparent neural implants for high-resolution brain monitoring. Kuzum holds the Joan and Irwin Jacobs-Kavli Foundation Chancellor's Endowed Faculty Fellowship and has been recognized with awards including MIT TR35, Penn Neuroscience Innovation Award, and Texas Instruments Fellowship. Her lab, the UCSD Neuroelectronics Lab, pioneers neurotechnologies combining nanoelectronics with neuroscience to advance understanding of brain circuits and develop next-generation neural interfaces.
Education: PhD in Electrical Engineering (Stanford University, 2010), Postdoc in Bioengineering (University of Pennsylvania, 2011-2015), B.S. in Electrical Engineering (Bilkent University, 2004).
Research interests include neuromorphic computing, neural interface design, and bio-plausible learning systems. Key innovations include filament-free RRAM for energy-efficient neural networks, graphene-based transparent electrodes, and bioresorbable neural implants. Recent work explores functional integration of cortical organoids with host brain circuits using multimodal monitoring.
Grants and Awards: NIH New Innovator Award (2020), multiple industry and foundation fellowships. Her lab collaborates on projects like E-organoid systems and closed-loop optogenetic systems.
Labs/Teams: Director of UCSD Neuroelectronics Lab, affiliated with Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind. Active in developing transparent neural probes and neuromorphic brain interfaces.
