Research

Research Themes

My research links device innovation to mechanistic questions in systems neuroscience, with an emphasis on experimentally grounded platforms for recording, stimulation, and closed-loop intervention in preclinical models.

Microfabricated neural interface structures for single-neuron resolution devices.
Advanced Science, 2022

Neural interfaces and embedded neurotechnology

I develop implantable and wearable neural interface platforms that integrate low-noise acquisition, stimulation, onboard processing, and wireless or local data-handling. The goal is to build systems that are experimentally useful for mechanistic studies in freely behaving animals.

  • Implantable electronics
  • Wireless neurologgers
  • Bluetooth LE
  • USB
  • Bidirectional electrophysiology
  • Embedded DSP
Implantable closed-loop neuroelectronics with recordings and stimulation outputs.
PNAS, 2021

Closed-loop neurotechnology

I use closed-loop recording and stimulation platforms to study circuit dysfunction in epilepsy and pain. These systems are designed as preclinical tools for testing how biomarker-guided intervention changes network dynamics and behavior.

  • Preclinical models
  • Biomarker detection
  • Responsive stimulation
  • Circuit dynamics
Organic biointerface implantation and conformable device panels.
Nature Materials, 2023

Soft and organic biointerfaces

I investigate organic, iontronic, and conformable bioelectronic interfaces that can improve coupling to tissue, enable alternative communication modalities, and increase spatial resolution at the interface. This work supports both new device physics and neuroscience-facing measurement capabilities.

  • Conductive polymers
  • Iontronic devices
  • Epidermal interfaces
  • Conformable electronics

Capabilities

Technical Foundation

Embedded systems

Low-noise analog front ends, microcontroller systems, mixed-signal boards, low-power integration, and device communication workflows including Bluetooth LE and USB.

Neural data methods

Signal processing, synchronization, embedded detection, and closed-loop decision logic for neural recording experiments.

Microfabrication and materials

Device layout, cleanroom process development, flexible materials, and integration workflows for neural interface systems.

Experimental systems neuroscience

Rodent electrophysiology, behavior-linked recording, and intervention workflows that connect technical development to biological questions.

Research goal

Build neural interfaces that are scientifically informative, experimentally robust, and useful for mechanistic studies of neural circuit dysfunction.