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Gilad Barnea is the Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Professor of Ophthalmology, Visual Science, and Neuroscience at Brown University. He holds appointments in the Department of Neuroscience and collaborates with institutions such as the École des Neurosciences de Paris Île-de-France. His research focuses on neural circuits underlying olfactory and gustatory processing, using molecular genetics and transsynaptic labeling tools like retro-Tango and trans-Tango.
Education: PhD in Neuroscience (New York University, 1995), MSc (New York University, 1992), BSc from Hebrew University (1989). Honors include Pew Scholar (2008), NIH-EUREKA Awards (2009, 2014), and the Kavli Fellowship (2009).
Research interests span axonal guidance, dopamine signaling, and neural circuit mapping in Drosophila and mice. Key contributions include studies on olfactory subsystems, epigenetic regulation of receptor choice, and the role of odorant receptors in circuit formation.
Recent articles highlight advancements in transsynaptic tracing techniques and neural pathways for light avoidance. Awards acknowledge his work on dopamine signaling and olfactory circuits.
Teaching includes directing NEUR 2040 (Advanced Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology II) and undergraduate seminars on genes, circuits, and behavior. Active grants include NIH funding for olfactory subsystem analysis and gustatory neural circuits.
Laboratory: Barnea Lab at Brown University, focusing on developing molecular tools to study neural circuits and behavior.
