TEAM
David Schneider
Associate Professor
Center for Neural Science
Ph.D. Columbia University
B.S. North Dakota State University
David studied electrical and biomedical engineering before transitioning into biology. As a Ph.D. student in Sarah Woolley's lab at Columbia University, David discovered neurons in the songbird brain that track familiar vocalizations, even in a noisy background. During his postdoctoral work with Richard Mooney at Duke University, David began studying how sensory systems are impacted by behavior.
David holds a patent for his work designing intelligent pacemakers; is the recipient of several fellowships and awards; and once grew his hair shoulder-length and then got a perm.
Per-Niklas Barth
Research Assistant & Lab Manager
B.M. New York University
pb2454@nyu.edu
Elaida earned her Bachelor's in Bioengineering and her Master's in Robotics, both from the University of Pennsylvania, before earning her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the joint program at Georgia Tech and Emory University. While studying sensory processing under Dr. Garrett Stanley, she developed her passion for understanding the brain computations underlying the complexities of the human experience. In the Schneider lab, Elaida is studying the neural circuits underlying motor-driven sensory predictions in the auditory cortex, with long-term goals of studying predictive processing in neurological disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.
Amber studied Biology at Butler University where she developed an interest in neuroscience. She earned her PhD in the lab of Dr. Hiroyuki Kato at the University of North Carolina, studying the neural circuits underlying integration of complex sounds in the auditory cortex. In the Schneider lab, she aims to understand how specific sensory-motor experiences are learned and encoded in the motor cortex of behaving mice.
Alumni
DEANNA GARCIA (postbac)
ALESSANDRO LA CHIOMA (postdoc)
RALPH PETERSON (phd student)
ARAMIS TANELUS (undergrad, w/Sanes, Williams)
NICHOLAS AUDETTE (postdoc)
WENXI ZHOU (phd student)
BROOKE HOLEY (phd student)
KARIN MORANDELL (postdoc)
JESSICA GUEVARA (postbac)
DAISY PEREZ (postbac)
PEDRO ESTRADA (undergrad)
ATHENA CAPO-BATTAGLIA (undergrad)
HODA ANSARI (postbac)