Using neurobiology to understand and cure disease.

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About Logan

I am a neuroscientist interested in understanding fundamental neurobiology to cure disease and build better models of the brain. I completed my doctorate at Purdue University, where I developed a zebrafish-based drug-screening platform to identify compounds for treating retinal degenerative diseases. Currently, I am completing postdoctoral studies at UC Berkeley. I am investigating the impact of maladaptive physiological changes to retinal neurons following photoreceptor degeneration.

Skills and Tools

Tool Development

A twisted bipolar electrode fabricated from insulated Nichrome wire. Designed to flank the optic tract in ex vivo brain slice preparations for electrical stimulation. Tip-to-tip is approximately 50 microns.

A custom glass suction electrode attached to the side of a brain organoid. This allows for electrical stimulation of the neurons to fluorescently record calcium influx and neurotransmitter release.

A piece of mouse retina mounted onto a multielectrode array (MEA). Dialysis tubing is glued to a piece of silver metal to create an ion-permeable anchor for improved contact with the electrodes.