معرفی
Matteo Carandini is the GlaxoSmithKline / Fight for Sight Professor of Visual Neuroscience at University College London, holding appointments in the Faculty of Brain Sciences and the Institute of Ophthalmology. He has maintained his UCL position since 2007 following prior roles at Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute and ETH Zurich.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Neural Science, New York University (1996)
- Laurea in Mathematics, summa cum laude, Università di Roma (1990)
Research Focus: Carandini's work integrates visual neuroscience, computational modeling, and large-scale neural recordings to decode how cortical circuits process sensory information. His lab pioneers techniques for monitoring million-neuron ensembles during behavior, investigating how internal states like attention modulate sensory processing through circuit-level mechanisms in visual cortex.
Scientific Recognition:
- 2023 ERC Advanced Investigator
- 2022 Wellcome Trust Investigator
- 2018 M. R. Bauer Distinguished Visiting Professor, Brandeis University
- 2009 & 2023 ERC Advanced Grants
- Multiple Wellcome Trust Investigator Awards (2012, 2017, 2022)
- 2005 McKnight Scholar Award
Mentorship & Funding: Carandini has trained 21 postdoctoral fellows and 9 doctoral students who now lead research at institutions including Oxford, Stanford, and DeepMind. His £20M+ research portfolio includes the ERC/UKRI "Coding and wiring in a million cortical neurons" project (2023-2028) and Wellcome Trust "Photonic Neuropixels probes" initiative, driving innovations in brain-wide recording technology.
Collaborative Leadership: As Executive Committee member of the Neuropixels collaboration and former International Brain Laboratory board member, he coordinates global neuroscience consortia developing standardized approaches for studying brain-wide circuit dynamics during decision-making.
