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Wisam believes a complete unification of theoretical and experimental neuroscience will be required to reveal the neural correlates of intelligence and a general theory of brain plasticity that underlies it. In this effort, Wisam experimentally explores the structure of neural circuits and tests theoretical predictions for plasticity in the auditory cortex of mice using optical measurement and stimulation technologies. In concert, Wisam derives normative, biologically-plausible learning algorithms and builds physics-based models of the neural plasticity mechanisms that are engaged by them. Wisam is currently a PhD student in Speech & Hearing Bioscience & Technology (SHBT) at Harvard Medical School and a Howard Brain Sciences Foundation fellow. Wisam holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from UC Berkeley (2014) and has also obtained his master's degree in Music, Science & Technology from Stanford University (2017). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1594749657068-EGTCXHFPNKFGHEQJXN4T/Nick_Schubert_photo_2.jpg People - Nick Schubert, M.D. - Exchange Ph.D. Student - University of Groningen/University Medical Center Groningen, Lab of Sonja Pyott Nick Schubert received his M.D. with honours from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. During his medical studies, he was granted an MD/PhD scholarship from the University of Groningen/University Medical Center Groningen to start a Ph.D. in the lab of Sonja Pyott. His research focusses on identifying molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying hearing loss. He worked on a collaborative project in the Takesian lab to study the spatial, temporal and molecular dynamics of microglia in the auditory cortex following noise-induced hearing loss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1fbbe8be-5c2c-473b-aacb-2953a0eea63b/Selorm.jpg People - Selorm Quarshie - Undergraduate Student - Harvard College Selorm Quarshie completed his undergraduate thesis in the Takesian laboratory in Neuroscience from Harvard College (4/2023). His thesis work work studied how changes in pupil diameter are linked to serotonin release within the auditory cortex of behaving mice. He is currently applying to medical school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/6a484e94-55d5-4a5b-848d-0697c95c3de8/Damla.jpeg People - Damla Yesil - Undergraduate Student - Harvard College Damla is a senior at Harvard College studying Neuroscience and Global Health Policy. She is interested in the intersection of Music and Neuroscience, particularly in encoding the neural mechanisms underlying music processing and exploring the use of immersive sound therapy as a treatment for neurodegenerative diseases. Outside of the lab, she enjoys singing with her a cappella group, the Harvard Veritones. Her study in the Takesian laboratory was focused on how the mouse auditory cortex processes vocalizations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1594749879609-T6L7R80MUJFYR5JNQCIO/Dongqin People - Dongqin Cai, Ph.D. - Joint Postdoctoral Fellow, Polley and Takesian Laboratories Dongqin received her Ph.D. degree in 2018 from Tsinghua University of Beijing, in China, where she investigated the synaptic and circuit mechanisms of thalamo-cortical pathways. Using in-vivo patch clamp recording, she revealed the critical role of inhibition in the maturation of temporal processing in the auditory cortex. With monosynaptic virus tracing, she established the whole-brain connectivity with non-lemniscal auditory thalamus. Her postdoctoral research in Takesian lab focused on the neurobiology of hyperexcitable brain circuits from synapses to perception. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1594749702731-6HDB4W4LXRYWDD58OI5X/estheryu.jpg People - Esther Yu - Undergraduate Student - Harvard College Esther Yu received her undergraduate thesis in the Neuroscience from Harvard College in the Takesian laboratory (4/2022). Her work focused on how behavioral performance in mice correlates with the plasticity of superficial inhibitory interneurons within the auditory cortex. In her free time, Esther loves playing the cello and sight-reading music with friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/5a325808-128b-4b40-9188-4693ed2f8a05/Elliot.jpg People - Elliot Chin - Undergraduate Student - Harvard College Elliot Chin recently completed his undergraduate thesis in the Takesian lab in Statistics and Neuroscience (4/2025) and graduated Harvard College. He was awarded the prestigious Hoopes Prize for his outstanding scholarly work. He is interested in leveraging computational techniques to understand circuit dynamics within the auditory cortex. Outside of the lab, he enjoys watching basketball and football and playing guitar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/71c76d8f-a203-442c-8b49-4756e8d2ffc0/Anne_Takesian_headshot.jpg People - Anne E. Takesian, Ph.D - Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School Anne received her PhD from the Center for Neural Science at New York University with thesis advisor Dan H. Sanes, PhD. Her doctoral work, funded by the NIDCD, explored the impact of early sound experience on the development of inhibitory interneurons in auditory cortex. Her doctoral findings inspired her to join the laboratory of Dr. Takao Hensch at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard University to determine if developmental changes in cortical interneurons regulate critical periods for auditory plasticity. These studies, funded by the Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation (NLMFF) and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), veered her to focus on cortical layer 1 (L1), a sparse layer of inhibitory interneurons that had been largely ignored in past models for developmental plasticity. Her findings revealed new concepts about how L1 interneurons participate in cortical function and plasticity. Her work remains focused on identifying mechanisms for plasticity and learning within cortical circuits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1560524246143-QUR9OR3MG7CDXRKPBXEJ/Emma_He.jpg People - Emma He - Undergraduate Student - Harvard College Emma received her A.B. in Computational Neuroscience from Harvard College. Her research in the Takesian Lab focused on understanding the cholinergic neuromodulation of of layer 1 cortical inhibitory circuits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1594749952059-LE489DX9W8K42JTZ748U/Ben People - Ben Glickman - Research Technician Ben received his B.A. in Cellular Neuroscience from Colgate University, and is currently a medical student at the Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont. As a lab technician in the Takesian lab, he maintained the animal colony for the use of all researchers, and provided technical support for various projects. His research interests included dissecting the anatomical and connectomic makeup of superficial auditory cortical layers, as well as working to develop and implement improved surgical techniques for intracranial viral injections into deep brain nuclei. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/e904231b-a667-4ac3-9ab9-39fd6dc58ec9/Maryse.jpg People - Maryse Thomas, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Fellow Maryse received her PhD in Neuroscience from McGill University where she studied the effects of environmental noise exposure on auditory cortical plasticity. Her postdoctoral research in the Takesian laboratory, supported by fellowships from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Fonds de Recherche du Québec Nature et Technologies, focused on the role of layer 1 interneurons in auditory cortical tuning and perception. In her spare time, Maryse enjoys learning languages, biking, running, and playing ultimate frisbee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1594749622886-DA0MQ0QV2775RGO0SBXL/Vivek People - Vivek Kanumuri, M.D. - Joint Research Resident in Takesian and Lee/Brown Laboratories Vivek Kanumuri, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Miami. He was a resident physician in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Harvard Medical School/Massachussetts Eye and Ear. He graduated from Rutgers University - New Jersey Medical School in 2014 with a medical degree and was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. During his time in medical school he also completed a prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellowship where he worked on multiphoton imaging and optical manipulation of epileptic circuits under the mentorship of Dr. Rafael Yuste at Columbia University. He led a collaborative project between the Takesian and Lee/Brown laboratories to examine the activation of cortical neurons by auditory brainstem implants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1604006654274-A4CXRT9WZ4KBJPNC9FXP/IMG_9587.jpg People - Kasey Smith - Research Technician Kasey received her B.S. in Biological Sciences and M.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience from the University of Connecticut. During her graduate studies, her research focused on auditory perception and discrimination of sounds with varied acoustic properties. Her work in the Takesian laboratory focused on auditory learning and perception and the effects of pharmacological manipulation of serotonin signaling on these processes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/6aaf5853-6ecc-4f66-8a62-0f5dc8aa7ccd/victor_adenis_square.jpg People - Victor Adenis, Ph.D. - Joint Research Postdoctoral Fellow in Takesian and Lee/Brown Laboratories Victor received is PhD in Neuroscience from University Paris-Saclay, France. Within the Neuroscience Institute of Paris-Saclay (Neuro-PSI), Victor studied the cortical responses evoked by Cochlear Implants in rodent models with a focus on characterizing the consequences of altering different aspects of the electric stimulation. He is pursuing a collaborative project between the Takesian and Lee/Brown laboratories that aims to characterize the chronic activation of cortical neurons by Auditory Brainstem Implants with two-photon imaging. Victor’s interests lie in better understanding how neuro-prosthetics recruit the auditory pathway to improve hearing restoration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/ded29ce7-81ff-45c2-a333-f6c1fe4594f0/Grace.png People - Grace Chaves - SHBT Ph.D. Student - Harvard Medical School Grace Chaves is a PhD student in the Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology (SHBT) program at Harvard Medical School. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Biology, with a minor in Speech and Hearing Sciences, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She then went on to complete a postbaccalaureate research fellowship at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), where she studied changes in the GABAergic component of the olivocochlear efferent system. Her diverse research background, along with her personal experience with hearing loss, fuels her curiosity about the neural mechanisms underlying plasticity in the auditory cortex and how these pathways might be harnessed to enhance auditory perception after insult. Outside of the lab, Grace enjoys running along the Esplanade and searching for (even more) unique trinkets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1594749850707-PVURG89GPG4VX4CW652E/Angela_Zhu.jpg People - Angela Zhu, M.D. Candidate, Howard Hughes Medical Research Fellow, University of Miami School of Medicine Angela received her B.S. in Biological Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and MPhil in Medical Sciences from the University of Cambridge. As a medical student at the University of Miami, she pursued research in the Takesian Lab through the Howard Hughes Medical Research Fellows program, where she studied cortical activation by auditory brainstem implants. She continues to focus on auditory implants in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Froemke at New York University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1604006511430-3UUM2DW8M1Q89CMRVHBR/PXL_20201027_214513159.PORTRAIT-01.COVER_2.jpg People - Cathryn MacGregor - Research Technician Cathryn MacGregor received her B.A. in Neuroscience from Wheaton College in Massachusetts, and is now pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience at Rutgers University. She spent time working at the Center for Neural Science at NYU researching the neural mechanisms involved in fear based learning. As a lab technician in the Takesian laboratory, she maintained the animal colony and assisted in various aspects of research within the lab. Her independent research focused on understanding the inputs that drive the layer 1 interneurons. Cathryn is a committed athlete (finishing her first Boston marathon when in the Takesian lab!) and continues to stay active in her free time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1594749906225-MQ6PI4N90CE6JCT0Q0YT/Jacob People - Jacob Mclennan - Undergraduate Student - Harvard College Jacob received his A.B. in neuroscience from Harvard College in 5/2020. In the Takesian lab, Jacob worked on tracing inputs to interneurons in layer 1 of the mouse brain. He helped to develop an auditory perceptual task in which mice are trained to discriminate between tone stimuli. His senior thesis investigated how pharmacological manipulations might affect plasticity and learning of the perceptual task. Jacob was awarded the prestigious Harvard Dowling Thesis Prize for his scholarly thesis work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/40e738ff-532c-4cef-ad42-e19ad257ff23/Zahra.jpg People - Zahra Ghasemahmad, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Fellow Zahra received her B.S. and M.Sc. in audiology from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran. During her work as a clinical audiologist, she became interested in the neural mechanism underlying processing music and speech. For her Ph.D., she joined the laboratory of Dr. Jeff Wenstrup at Northeast Ohio Medical University where she investigated the role of neuromodulators in processing emotional vocal communications in the amygdala. For her Postdoctoral work, after gaining technical and theoretical skills in somatosensory system at Dr. Yang lab at UCR, she joined the Takesian lab where she will be investigating the neural mechanism underlying sensory-driven behaviors by studying large populations of neurons in auditory cortical and motor regions. Outside of work, Zahra enjoys playing music, cooking, traveling, and hiking in nature, and learning about new cultures and languages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1594749525364-FDU71CFZIZGXNA7CRK6E/Carolyn People - Carolyn Sweeney, Ph.D - Postdoctoral Fellow Carolyn received her Ph.D. from University of Massachusetts Medical School, where she studied dopamine transporter regulation, and its impact on behavior. In the Takesian laboratory, she studies how neuromodulatory signaling on cortical layer 1 interneurons impacts perceptual learning. Her research is supported by an individual postdoctoral fellowship award (F32) funding from the NIDCD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1594749413450-2JHWK8P9TH7KU30671O4/Christine People - Christine Junhui Liu - SHBT Ph.D. Student - Harvard Medical School Christine is a PhD student in the Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology (SHBT) program at Harvard Medical School. She received her Bachelors of Arts in neuroscience and Bachelors of Music in music theory from Northwestern University, where she investigated experiential factors that influence subcortical auditory development in children and teenagers with Dr. Nina Kraus. In the Takesian lab, Christine is interested in the neural mechanisms of auditory plasticity, auditory thalamocortical circuitry, and neuropeptide signaling in auditory processing. Her doctoral research is funded in part by Herschel Smith Doctoral Fellowship, Amelia Peabody Scholarship, and Harvard Center on the Developing Child’s Science and Innovation Fellowship. In her free time, she loves spotting dogs on the Esplanade, cooking, running, swimming, and playing the viola with Longwood Symphony Orchestra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1594749929359-QI45P99YW9M49DGXFW4I/Ana_Castro.jpg People - Ana Castro, MPH - Research Technician Ana received both her B.A. in Neuroscience and MPH in Biostatistics and Epidemiology from Boston University. Her undergraduate thesis research in the Takesian Lab focused on anatomically characterizing layer 1 cortical interneurons and understanding how thalamic inputs converge onto these cells . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/8567a3ab-4948-410d-85bd-eb024a5ed7b6/Rebecca.jpg People - Rebecca Sejeong, Ph.D. - Joint Postdoctoral Fellow in Takesian and Polley laboratories Becky received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the City University of Hong Kong, where she studied how noise-induced hearing loss in mice alters neural plasticity in the auditory cortex and hippocampus. She is currently pursuing a collaborative project between the Takesian and Polley laboratories, aiming to characterize the long-term plasticity mechanisms underlying inhibitory potentiation and the reversal of hearing disorders such as tinnitus and hyperacusis. In her spare time, Becky enjoys outdoor activities, particularly scuba/free diving and hiking on a sunny day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1594749561216-KB2AYGZAJXHP1MR6HW9M/Lucas.jpg People - Lucas Vattino, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral fellow Lucas received his Biology undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he worked to understand the efferent system that regulates auditory gain in the cochlea. During his postdoctoral research, he is studying a group of interneurons in layer 1of the primary auditory cortex that are key for regulating the circuits underlying sound perception. 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Carolyn Sweeney and Maryse Thomas presented on the in vivo response properties of NDNF+ and VIP+ neurons in superficial auditory cortex at the 2021 ARO MidWinter Meeting virtually! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1594749702731-6HDB4W4LXRYWDD58OI5X/estheryu.jpg News - November 2020 Congratulations to our undergraduate student Esther Yu, who joined the Takesian Lab in June 2020, for being selected to present at Harvard College’s Fall Undergraduate Research Spotlight! She will be presenting her research on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 12:00pm. Mark your calendars! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1587758835410-P1TYIM4XHSIRMV4QEQJ5/ZoomLabMeeting.png News - March 2020 Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Takesian Lab has gone digital! Even though we cannot see each other in person, we’ve been working hard to stay connected and pursue our research questions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570844117481-N6QPIYEPYWCGLK6O15BF/wisam.jpeg News - September 2019 Wisam Reid, a second year SHBT Ph.D. student joined the lab for his rotation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586904246132-RL71E1Y9HGLI6XZM69MR/ARO2020.png News - January 2020 Lucas Vattino, Ph.D., Christine Junhui Liu, and Ben Glickman gave great poster presentations at the Association for Research in Otolaryngology meeting in San Jose! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586905110904-LVYHVG8PNQ78VL9HR6SW/Dongqin News - September 2018 Dongqin Cai, Ph.D. joined the lab as a joint postdoctoral fellow with the Polley Lab. She is our first electrophysiologist focusing on the neurobiology of hyperexcitable brain circuits from synapses to perception. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570755184233-2QCEZQJWG42KT0C0RX1P/nidcd.png News - March 2018 Dr. Takesian received an Early Career Award (R21) by the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) that will fund an exciting project on an unexpected long-range projection from auditory cortex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1559144870737-WEMDJ5I69BPLUUJ6MN6O/Jacobs.jpg News - October 2018 Dr. Takesian was awarded the Jacob Young Scholar Award. This award funds a collaborative project with Drs. Aristizabal, Dunn, Srikanth, and Saul to establish bi-directional, translational models of dysregulated plasticity across development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586905171868-AWNR40BN3V7BPKLKPEQ5/Jacob.jpg News - September 2018 Jacob Mclennan joined the lab as an undergraduate student after choosing Dr. Takesian as his Neuroscience concentration advisor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/8b43b5fd-7c49-4d55-a551-03c4f08be6fb/Jacob_Carolyn_Graduation2020.JPG News - May 2020 Congratulations to Jacob McLennan for graduating from Harvard College and for earning the prestigious Garners Dowling Thesis Prize for his successful senior thesis! And congratulations to Dr. Carolyn Sweeney who mentored Jacob throughout his time in the Takesian Lab! Best of luck in your future endeavors; we will miss you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586901987648-8LLFG9DNELL64RJEXKNV/Maryse News - September 2019 Maryse Thomas,Ph.D. joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow. She received a prestigious award for postdoctoral funding from Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586901122122-VJJWFYXPK5QGPDCB11AF/image2.jpg News - May 2019 Carolyn Sweeney, Ph.D. received an individual postdoctoral fellowship award (F32) funding from the NIDCD to pursue postdoctoral work on neuromodulatory signaling onto cortical layer 1 interneurons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586900988161-5BCV657XFODMW0KOZ9XF/image2%252B%2525281%252529.jpg News - March 2018 Vivek Kanumuri, M.D., a resident-physician working with Dan Lee and Chris Brown has joined the team on a collaborative project to understand plasticity in the auditory cortex following brainstem or cochlear implants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570755184233-2QCEZQJWG42KT0C0RX1P/nidcd.png News - November 2019 Dr. Takesian received the Research Project Grant (RO1)! Her study titled “Differential Control of Auditory Cortex by Two Populations of Layer 1 Interneurons“ is funded by the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1604007447477-HUCSEOZT5F9BATK3VQMN/2020+APAN+poster News - October 2020 Maryse Thomas, Carolyn Sweeney, and Lucas Vattino all successfully presented their posters at the Advances and Perspectives in Auditory Neuroscience (APAN) virtually this year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586900780118-0LR311BNF4T6L0TSNLFC/Ana_Emma_ARO%2Bblurred.jpg News - February 2018 Ana Castro and Emma He joined the laboratory after giving a fantastic presentation at ARO in San Diego! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586900732026-SF4I52SSZ91VCE9AZA9H/Benjamin_Glickman_cropped.jpg News - June 2018 Ben Glickman joined as a research technician in June 2018 to help launch the Takesian lab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586901122122-VJJWFYXPK5QGPDCB11AF/image2.jpg News - July 2018 Carolyn Sweeney, Ph.D. joined as our first postdoctoral fellow after completing her Ph.D. at University of Massachusetts Medical School! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1594749413450-2JHWK8P9TH7KU30671O4/Christine News - June/July 2020 Christine Junhui Liu was awarded the Amelia Peabody Scholarship through Harvard SHBT program/Mass Eye and Ear, as well as the Science and Innovation Fellowship at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586904224303-W7K1VS8JLVRBSJ08RRV8/Carolyn_SfN2019.jpg News - October 2019 Carolyn Sweeney, Ph.D., Angela Zhu, and Vivek Kanumuri, M.D. gave fantastic poster presentations at the Advances and Perspectives in Auditory Neuroscience (APAN) and Society of Neuroscience (SfN) meetings in Chicago! Pictured, Carolyn was also among the five receipts for the prestigious APAN travel award! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586905036193-XH34KM7LFNV9SHGTDT9G/image1%2B%25281%2529.jpg News - September 2018 Angela Zhu, a University of Miami medical student and HHMI research fellow in the Lee/Brown lab joined the Takesian Lab to collaborate on the cortical activation by auditory brainstem implants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586901870977-6I2W41I1FLI6XVKR6L4U/image1.jpg News - May 2019 Lucas Vattino, Ph.D. joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow. He was named one of the ten 2019 Pew Latin American fellows. This prestigious fellowship supports exceptional fellows from Latin America to conduct research in biomedical sciences in the United States and to expand scientific expertise in their home countries. Lucas aims to explore the neural circuitry that allows the brain to interpret and respond appropriately to sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586902128985-BVKWY61RXZ3MGREPD3E4/image2.jpg News - October 2019 Christine Junhui Liu, a second year SHBT Ph.D. student, officially joined the Takesian lab for her dissertation research. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586902271880-MUWR69DL4040F4DBNQR1/Nick_Schubert_photo_2.jpg News - December 2019 Nick Schubert, a M.D./Ph.D. student in Sonja Pyott’s lab at the University Medical Center Groningen, joined the lab for a six-month research collaboration! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/0c6c1cfd-0d74-4ebd-bda5-786f2ae5a024/2022-10_KaseyGoodBye.jpg News - October 2022 We said a bittersweet goodbye to our wonderful research technician Kasey Smith. During her two years here, Kasey had transformed the lab into an efficient, vibrant, and collaborative environment. Thanks Kasey for all your hard work, and we can’t wait to see what your bright future holds! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/d84cff1c-39db-4947-8ee3-943b54e52fc5/2022_09_CathrynPosterAward.png News - September 2022 Huge congratulations to our incredible research technician, Cathryn MacGregor, for winning the “Overall Crowd Favorite” poster award at the Synaptogenesis RA Symposium at Harvard Medical School! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/a897c976-bf13-4f64-ad07-7b122bd89ace/2022_05_SculptedLight.jpg News - June 2022 Dr. Maryse Thomas was selected to be one of the few trainees to speak at the Sculpted Light conference in Boston. She absolutely nailed it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586900780118-0LR311BNF4T6L0TSNLFC/Ana_Emma_ARO%2Bblurred.jpg News - February 2018 Ana Castro and Emma He joined the laboratory after giving a fantastic presentation at ARO in San Diego! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586900732026-SF4I52SSZ91VCE9AZA9H/Benjamin_Glickman_cropped.jpg News - June 2018 Ben Glickman joined as a research technician in June 2018 to help launch the Takesian lab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/d07188ed-ef62-439c-a7f1-043571581e57/2022_06_IACAC.jpg News - September 2022 Drs. Maryse Thomas and Anne Takesian attended the 7th International Conference on Auditory Cortex (ICAC) in Magdeburg, Germany! Anne was invited to give a talk and Maryse brought home a well-deserved poster award! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/63bc1381-03f6-4c0a-b344-3c964b43f22f/2022-10_SHBTretreat.jpg News - October 2022 Congrats to our two fantastic SHBT 2nd year rotation students, Anna Stewart & Latané Bullock, for their amazing presentations at the first ever SHBT retreat! You both did such great work during your rotations - we missed you already. Good luck on your next rotations! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586905171868-AWNR40BN3V7BPKLKPEQ5/Jacob.jpg News - September 2018 Jacob Mclennan joined the lab as an undergraduate student after choosing Dr. Takesian as his Neuroscience concentration advisor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570755184233-2QCEZQJWG42KT0C0RX1P/nidcd.png News - May 2019 Carolyn Sweeney, Ph.D. received an individual postdoctoral fellowship award (F32) funding from the NIDCD to pursue postdoctoral work on neuromodulatory signaling onto cortical layer 1 interneurons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570755184233-2QCEZQJWG42KT0C0RX1P/nidcd.png News - November 2019 Dr. Takesian received the Research Project Grant (RO1)! Her study titled “Differential Control of Auditory Cortex by Two Populations of Layer 1 Interneurons“ is funded by the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/edf699b4-fa8a-490d-80d9-49afd16c9b73/2023-01_MaryseCathrynMarathonPromo.png News - April 2023 We are excited to share that two of our lab members will be running the 127th Boston Marathon in April 2023! Cathryn MacGregor and Dr. Maryse Thomas have joined up with Team Eye & Ear to raise money for hearing research. Wish them luck and please check out Cathryn’s and Maryse’s fundraising pages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1587758835410-P1TYIM4XHSIRMV4QEQJ5/ZoomLabMeeting.png News - March 2020 Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Takesian Lab has gone digital! Even though we cannot see each other in person, we’ve been working hard to stay connected and pursue our research questions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/7be0bc66-3c12-4212-a665-abf55974abf3/IMG_2991.jpeg News - March 2025 Big congratulations to Grace Chaves for passing her SHBT PhD qualifying exam with flying colors! She debuted new findings on serotonergic modulation of auditory cortical circuits using both whole-cell electrophysiology and 2-P imaging —stay tuned for more from this exciting line of research! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/535fe0c3-a15f-4cfe-a6a8-58dde6728302/2021_09_APAN_PosterStack.png News - November, 2021 We are at APAN 2021 with three posters from Dr. Maryse Thomas, Dr. Lucas Vattino, and Christine Junhui Liu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570755184233-2QCEZQJWG42KT0C0RX1P/nidcd.png News - March 2018 Dr. Takesian received an Early Career Award (R21) by the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) that will fund an exciting project on an unexpected long-range projection from auditory cortex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/feca2815-aeab-4c99-baa3-b1ec3d6d694f/2020_09_CathrynKaseyJoining.png News - September 2020 We welcomed two fantastic research technicians to our team — Cathryn MacGregor (left) and Kasey Smith (right). Cathryn received her B.A. in Neuroscience from Wheaton College in Massachusetts. Kasey received her B.S. in Biological Sciences and M.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience from the University of Connecticut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586904224303-W7K1VS8JLVRBSJ08RRV8/Carolyn_SfN2019.jpg News - October 2019 Carolyn Sweeney, Ph.D., Angela Zhu, and Vivek Kanumuri, M.D. gave fantastic poster presentations at the Advances and Perspectives in Auditory Neuroscience (APAN) and Society of Neuroscience (SfN) meetings in Chicago! Pictured, Carolyn was also among the five receipts for the prestigious APAN travel award! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/9d1544ee-c4f9-4931-9f4b-21b0e8f57ffa/Screenshot+2025-06-10+at+10.49.25%E2%80%AFAM.png News - May 2025 Elliot Chin Honored for his Thesis on Auditory Cortex Plasticity, receiving the prestigious Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize! Elliot Chin, a joint concentrator in Neuroscience and Statistics at Harvard University, has been recognized for his exceptional undergraduate thesis research. His project combined computational modeling and statistical innovation to uncover how neuronal responses to sound evolve over time and across physiological states, such as estrus. By developing custom rotational dynamics analyses and statistical tests, Elliot revealed structured patterns of neural drift and context-specific sound encoding—findings that may ultimately guide new approaches to treating auditory disorders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/8b43b5fd-7c49-4d55-a551-03c4f08be6fb/Jacob_Carolyn_Graduation2020.JPG News - May 2020 Congratulations to Jacob McLennan for graduating from Harvard College and for earning the prestigious Garners Dowling Thesis Prize for his successful senior thesis! And congratulations to Dr. Carolyn Sweeney who mentored Jacob throughout his time in the Takesian Lab! Best of luck in your future endeavors; we will miss you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/ba4acc2f-9134-4df5-8421-2aa2ed3ee879/2021_09_RahulEndofSummerTalks.jpg News - September, 2021 Congrats to rotation student Rahul Brito, who gave a fantastic presentation at the Harvard SHBT End of Summer Talks! Good luck on your next rotation and start of second year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/26bcff82-bad3-47fc-a9d1-24abcb002970/2020_06_Christine_Amelia_SIF_new.png News - June-July 2020 Christine Junhui Liu was awarded the 2020-2021 Amelia Peabody Scholarship through Harvard SHBT program, as well as the Science and Innovation Fellowship at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/32a478db-e4ee-41eb-86b0-89c183b6b984/2022-11_CarolynSfN2022.jpg News - November 2022 Great to be back in person at APAN and SfN 2022! Congrats to Dr. Carolyn Sweeney for another successful poster presentation! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/739cf106-e8ad-4e6f-8eab-384aeed69a6f/2022_06_AmeliaPeabody.png News - June 2022 Congratulations to Wisam Reid for receiving the 2022-2023 Amelia Peabody Scholarship! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/e4676e7e-4ace-42cd-893e-2ced48b17520/2020_01_ARO.png News - January 2020 Lucas Vattino, Ph.D., Christine Junhui Liu, and Ben Glickman gave great poster presentations at the Association for Research in Otolaryngology meeting in San Jose! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1559144870737-WEMDJ5I69BPLUUJ6MN6O/Jacobs.jpg News - October 2018 Dr. Takesian was awarded the Jacob Young Scholar Award. This award funds a collaborative project with Drs. Aristizabal, Dunn, Srikanth, and Saul to establish bi-directional, translational models of dysregulated plasticity across development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586901122122-VJJWFYXPK5QGPDCB11AF/image2.jpg News - July 2018 Carolyn Sweeney, Ph.D. joined as our first postdoctoral fellow after completing her Ph.D. at University of Massachusetts Medical School! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/f206503c-fd71-478e-a26b-6760eaf54ede/2023-03-15_Maryse_COSYNE.png News - March 2023 Congratulations to Maryse Thomas,PhD for presenting the lab’s first poster at COSYNE! She discussed some exciting new findings on the function of superficial cortical interneurons in auditory perception. Thanks to the COSYNE community for the useful feedback!. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586902271880-MUWR69DL4040F4DBNQR1/Nick_Schubert_photo_2.jpg News - December 2019 Nick Schubert, a M.D./Ph.D. student in Sonja Pyott’s lab at the University Medical Center Groningen, joined the lab for a six-month research collaboration! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/cd464bf1-e6b7-48fd-8fb0-7c63d8902033/Zahra.jpg News - January 2023 Dr. Zahra Ghasemahmad joined the Takesian Lab as a postdoctoral research fellow from the Yang lab at University of California at Riverside. Here, she will be investigating the neural mechanism underlying sensory-driven behaviors by studying large populations of neurons in auditory cortical and motor regions. Welcome Zahra! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586905110904-LVYHVG8PNQ78VL9HR6SW/Dongqin News - September 2018 Dongqin Cai, Ph.D. joined the lab as a joint postdoctoral fellow with the Polley Lab. She is our first electrophysiologist focusing on the neurobiology of hyperexcitable brain circuits from synapses to perception. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/72d3c461-0927-42fe-b88d-49edf9e32458/2022_Anna.jpg News - February 2022 Anna Stewart, first year SHBT student, joined the lab for her rotation. She successfully patched her first cell during the SHBT first year ephys lab! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/20a28c81-9f21-4c41-8de8-4f47c0860301/2022_ARO.jpg News - February 2022 Three lab members presented at ARO 2022 — Dr. Maryse Thomas, Christine Junhui Liu, and Nick Schubert. Maryse was selected to present in the Poster Blitz session, and Christine and Nick both received ARO Travel Awards! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586905036193-XH34KM7LFNV9SHGTDT9G/image1%2B%25281%2529.jpg News - September 2018 Angela Zhu, a University of Miami medical student and HHMI research fellow in the Lee/Brown lab joined the Takesian Lab to collaborate on the cortical activation by auditory brainstem implants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/4b97b4ea-7b65-4932-a37b-f9abccfcfd7a/2020_10_APAN_PosterStack.png News - October 2020 Drs. Maryse Thomas, Carolyn Sweeney, and Lucas Vattino all successfully presented their posters at the Advances and Perspectives in Auditory Neuroscience (APAN) virtually this year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586900988161-5BCV657XFODMW0KOZ9XF/image2%252B%2525281%252529.jpg News - March 2018 Vivek Kanumuri, M.D., a resident-physician working with Dan Lee and Chris Brown has joined the team on a collaborative project to understand plasticity in the auditory cortex following brainstem or cochlear implants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/543a947a-cd2d-460b-ae86-f7016cd24494/2019_fall_newPeople.png News - May - September 2019 Takesian Lab welcomed four new members: [Top left] Maryse Thomas,Ph.D. joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow in September. She received a prestigious award for postdoctoral funding from Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT). [Top right] Lucas Vattino, Ph.D. joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow in May. He was named one of the ten 2019 Pew Latin American fellows, a prestigious fellowship supports exceptional Latin American fellows to conduct research in biomedical sciences in the United States and to expand scientific expertise in their home countries. [Bottom left and right] Christine Junhui Liu & Wisam Reid, both second year SHBT Ph.D. students, officially joined the lab for their dissertation research in September. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570841072852-4SLTO637BCAAH5NS7IIE/Carolyn_insitu.jpg News https://takesian.hms.harvard.edu/join-us daily 0.75 2024-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1695409868129-KV0UZHFT6A3EJFL3NIGN/2023LabParty.jpg Join Us - 2023 Takesian Lab End of Summer Party https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1695408939708-U90WRSP3ULT3S1M2IBN9/Serlom.jpg Join Us - Happy Commencement Day to our stellar undergrad, Selorm Quarshie, who is graduating from Harvard Class of ‘23! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1695408804524-FQ98ZCT0NFNED378SZKR/Maryse_Cathryn_Marathon_1.jpg Join Us - Race day with Maryse and Cathryn! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1695408793770-633C5JXG46M3NEHRTNAX/Maryse_Cathryn_Marathon_fundraising.jpg Join Us - EPL fundraiser for Maryse and Cathryn! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1666295582572-K0FGD7BJBNI55AUQ2RUX/ZoomLabMeeting.png Join Us - Takesian lab goes virtual!!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1695409625995-FSQ9NY7FS8FBF92VNBV0/2022+Holiday+Bowling+Party.jpg Join Us - 2022 Holiday Bowling Party! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1695409199566-09XRBHSHMBKGCYD75D8N/Cathryn_Award.jpg Join Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1666295573706-C8BTZZRKFY9RAJK68HT2/2021_06_BenGoodBye.jpeg Join Us - Saying goodbye to our first research technician Ben Glickman in 2020! Good luck in medical school, Ben! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570755925432-FV561AEG8QB97ZMUVMQN/Image+from+iOS.jpg Join Us - Lucas and Dongqin preparing for ephys slices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1666295574628-ZYWD8F82LRV61IWMHMOI/2022_05_SculptedLight.jpg Join Us - Maryse is one of the few selected trainee speakers at the Sculpted Light conference in Boston! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1666295574992-1ZK8HV0T54JQPEQRX0ED/2022_06_IACAC.jpg Join Us - Maryse and Anne at 2022 ICAC! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1666296279890-2F17GWLDZ2N8NW0U5A1R/MEETs+social.jpg Join Us - MEETs (MGH/ MEE Trainee Seminars) social on the Esplanade in 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1695410025081-SXIUG490X2GRYCCW7DK0/Lucas_2019ARO.jpg Join Us - Lucas' 2020 ARO poster presentation was as awesome as his shirt! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1666295579646-5FPV3VCIFST0WITEDG4Y/Jacob_Carolyn_Graduation2020.JPG Join Us - Jacob graduated from Harvard College in 2020 and won a prestigious thesis award ! Congrats to Jacob and his mentor Carolyn! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1572639970477-DS5V309UQRT245D8LX5Y/Halloween2019.jpg Join Us - The Cat-esian lab at the EPL halloween social hour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1666296605773-F3W2WP95US564KYLY599/BoxMan+ARO.jpg Join Us - We have a new lab member! They look pretty excited about ARO! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1666295573819-12QGBD6D0EO3TZ0W63ES/2021_09_RahulEndofSummerTalks.jpg Join Us - Our rotation student Rahul Brito successfully presented his rotation research at the SHBT End of Summer Talks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1666296483420-ZPPTLQGDF2V22ERN8GEJ/Lucas+birthday.jpg Join Us - Lucas LOVES celebrate his birthday! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586905982320-MFDPM82HUR1K0QLX4JDK/Ben_Christine_ARO2020.jpeg Join Us - Ben and Christine presented at ARO 2020! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586905990503-E62S8QFHQAT9RPF2WLTJ/Lab+bowling+2020.jpg Join Us - Takesian lab celebrates 2020 with Bowling! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586905986837-DCOI4QI9APENVDHWMRHV/BoxBen_horizontal.jpg Join Us - Box Ben hard at work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586896307847-EUAQKXRKNOO6O2KCZEHG/Angela_sendoffdinner.png Join Us - Going away dinner for Angela in Summer of 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570841601386-AI0NLXQ6LR9FOIUKYF13/Anne+and+Carolyn.png Join Us - Carolyn and Anne discussing calcium imaging in front of MEE photographer. Totally candid and unplanned moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1695408816021-33AWNLM2E50UCGTFK4QK/Maryse_Cathryn_Marathon.jpg Join Us - Marathon celebration with our own Maryse and Cathryn! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586896304085-T1G8MN69UHO67IEHWOQK/Calvin_TiedDye.png Join Us - The youngest member of the Takesian lab demonstrates how to tie dye a t-shirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1558023337389-Y1F2ZUKMPU5Z29NPQFDI/2P+%281%29.jpg Join Us - Carolyn and Vivek proudly showing their 2p images! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1558023734784-ISN4RT9V5ORC94LR6COG/IMG_8910.JPG Join Us - The lab celebrates Ben's birthday! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1560528056280-EZT8JJGLJWWHPOY74GD8/IMG_4117.jpeg Join Us - Dongqin, Linlin, and Emma loves the ephys rig! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1558023489263-CDEKKVP8NSNJLQH4OUSG/0.png Join Us - Lab dinner in March 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586905986266-O10WSWAK1ZNNPJ5KWGPB/SfNcelebration2019.jpg Join Us - Celebrating Carolyn, Angela, and Vivek's amazing presentation at APAN/SfN 2019! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586905982318-10KRPWF6KXWH3M9MNXR8/Ana_Emma_ARO+blurred.PNG Join Us - Emma and Ana presented the first Takesian Lab poster at ARO 2019! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1560527032369-D2T50UUACZW3SMWMCOVN/IMG_1165.JPG Join Us - We love bread! And bagels, pasta, and all the carbs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1666296432317-O3L8XHA5Q89RT4KHTT1D/MEETs+social+2021.jpg Join Us - MEETs social in 2021 with beer and pizza! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570756025118-C649UK4G9SCOBQZG5HK2/fullsizeoutput_1810.jpeg Join Us - Joint lab holiday dinner in January 2019 with the Indzhykulian lab! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570841385285-0V4HVVYVNIPNPW225UZA/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_39ab.jpg Join Us - Ben, Dongqin, Carolyn, and Angela at EPL holiday party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1666296885132-W1WSVOF4BS87LADIZ3VS/2022-10_KaseyGoodBye.jpg Join Us - Saying goodbye to Kasey! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1558023300752-ZQZS7X91ESG0W9WS3NFJ/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_39ac.jpg Join Us - Jacob, Ben, Angela, and Donqin are very excited about their PPE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570841575596-VJQ6GN6ROV9FXWJM3WXE/IMG_1305.JPG Join Us - Celebrating Ana's last day as a full time research technician in the lab in June 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570815003934-0T9TXNBT8VCJJ6RDA6DL/dongqin+rig.png Join Us - Dongqin is a pro at ephys! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570755656313-CC9KGGRYH7Y7IVSZW5C3/48860240912_0eb58b7656_o.jpg Join Us - Almost the whole lab the first Sci-5K hosted by Museum of Science with the most adorable astronaut-to-be Calvin Cable! Lab t-shirt designed by Carolyn features a VIP neuron in the auditory cortex! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570755923095-WHSZV5AJRJJE3P8LWFWP/image+%281%29.png Join Us - At Jordan hall for Christine's performance with the Longwood Symphony Orchestra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570755993259-PWI33VCDGO18IJV4SU9I/48860046056_7e54b97049_o.jpg Join Us - We love running! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1666295576167-K9YGTTVQWP441WOPU9LT/2022_Anna.jpg Join Us - Our rotation student Anna Stewart patched her first cell! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1666296068819-SCEBPY5TG5646SJMABI3/Carolyn_SfN2019.jpeg Join Us - Carolyn won the "Best poster" award at her first auditory conference (APAN 2019)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570841889132-PS0T9DQYW1KSFZOX50AV/48860240912_0eb58b7656_o.jpg Join Us https://takesian.hms.harvard.edu/contact-us daily 0.75 2019-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570842310934-N6SMJSAJKUJIC9327ZVN/IMG_1885.jpg Contact Us https://takesian.hms.harvard.edu/news-draft daily 0.75 2022-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586905171868-AWNR40BN3V7BPKLKPEQ5/Jacob.jpg News-draft - September 2018 Jacob Mclennan joined the lab as an undergraduate student after choosing Dr. Takesian as his Neuroscience concentration advisor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586902271880-MUWR69DL4040F4DBNQR1/Nick_Schubert_photo_2.jpg News-draft - December 2019 Nick Schubert, a M.D./Ph.D. student in Sonja Pyott’s lab at the University Medical Center Groningen, joined the lab for a six-month research collaboration! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586901122122-VJJWFYXPK5QGPDCB11AF/image2.jpg News-draft - July 2018 Carolyn Sweeney, Ph.D. joined as our first postdoctoral fellow after completing her Ph.D. at University of Massachusetts Medical School! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586905110904-LVYHVG8PNQ78VL9HR6SW/Dongqin News-draft - September 2018 Dongqin Cai, Ph.D. joined the lab as a joint postdoctoral fellow with the Polley Lab. She is our first electrophysiologist focusing on the neurobiology of hyperexcitable brain circuits from synapses to perception. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586901870977-6I2W41I1FLI6XVKR6L4U/image1.jpg News-draft - May 2019 Lucas Vattino, Ph.D. joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow. He was named one of the ten 2019 Pew Latin American fellows. This prestigious fellowship supports exceptional fellows from Latin America to conduct research in biomedical sciences in the United States and to expand scientific expertise in their home countries. Lucas aims to explore the neural circuitry that allows the brain to interpret and respond appropriately to sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586902128985-BVKWY61RXZ3MGREPD3E4/image2.jpg News-draft - January 2019 Christine Junhui Liu, a first year SHBT student joined our Lab for a rotation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586905171868-AWNR40BN3V7BPKLKPEQ5/Jacob.jpg News-draft - April 2020 Jacob McLennan successfully defended his undergraduate senior thesis in neuroscience via Zoom! Congratulations, Jacob! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586905036193-XH34KM7LFNV9SHGTDT9G/image1%2B%25281%2529.jpg News-draft - September 2018 Angela Zhu, a University of Miami medical student and HHMI research fellow in the Lee/Brown lab joined the Takesian Lab to collaborate on the cortical activation by auditory brainstem implants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586902128985-BVKWY61RXZ3MGREPD3E4/image2.jpg News-draft - October 2019 Christine Junhui Liu, a second year SHBT Ph.D. student, officially joined the Takesian lab for her dissertation research! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586904246132-RL71E1Y9HGLI6XZM69MR/ARO2020.png News-draft - January 2020 Lucas Vattino, Ph.D., Christine Junhui Liu, and Ben Glickman gave great poster presentations at Association for Research in Otolaryngology in San Jose! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586900988161-5BCV657XFODMW0KOZ9XF/image2%252B%2525281%252529.jpg News-draft - March 2018 Vivek Kanumuri, M.D., a resident-physician working with Dan Lee and Chris Brown has joined the team on a collaborative project to understand plasticity in the auditory cortex following brainstem or cochlear implants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1559144870737-WEMDJ5I69BPLUUJ6MN6O/Jacobs.jpg News-draft - October 2018 Dr. Takesian was awarded the Jacob Young Scholar Award. This award funds a collaborative project with Drs. Aristizabal, Dunn, Srikanth, and Saul to establish bi-directional, translational models of dysregulated plasticity across development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586904224303-W7K1VS8JLVRBSJ08RRV8/Carolyn_SfN2019.jpg News-draft - October 2019 Carolyn Sweeney, Ph.D., Angela Zhu, and Vivek Kanumuri, M.D. gave fantastic poster presentations at Advances and Perspectives in Auditory Neuroscience and Society of Neuroscience in Chicago! Pictured, Carolyn was also among the five receipts for the prestigious APAN travel award! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586901122122-VJJWFYXPK5QGPDCB11AF/image2.jpg News-draft - May 2019 Carolyn Sweeney, Ph.D. received an individual postdoctoral fellowship award (F32) funding from the NIDCD to pursue postdoctoral study on neuromodulatory signaling on cortical layer 1 interneurons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570844117481-N6QPIYEPYWCGLK6O15BF/wisam.jpeg News-draft - September 2019 Wisam Reid, a second year SHBT Ph.D. student joined the lab for his rotation! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570755184233-2QCEZQJWG42KT0C0RX1P/nidcd.png News-draft - March 2018 Dr. Takesian received an Early Career Award by NIDCD that will fund an exciting project on an unexpected long-range projection from auditory cortex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586904394687-EX6MLEG4HXLK5V1VP02X/Zoom+lab+meeting.jpg News-draft - March 2020 Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Takesian Lab has gone virtual! Even though we cannot see each other (or our mice) in person, we’ve been working hard to stay connected with each other and curious for our science. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586900780118-0LR311BNF4T6L0TSNLFC/Ana_Emma_ARO%2Bblurred.jpg News-draft - February 2018 Ana Castro and Emma He joined the laboratory after giving a fantastic presentation at ARO in San Diego! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586901987648-8LLFG9DNELL64RJEXKNV/Maryse News-draft - September 2019 Maryse Thomas,Ph.D. joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow. She received a prestigious award for postdoctoral funding from Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1586900732026-SF4I52SSZ91VCE9AZA9H/Benjamin_Glickman_cropped.jpg News-draft - June 2018 Ben Glickman joined as a research technician in June 2018 to help launch the Takesian lab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/1570841072852-4SLTO637BCAAH5NS7IIE/Carolyn_insitu.jpg News-draft https://takesian.hms.harvard.edu/lucas-birthday daily 0.75 2024-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdc388b48a6cc000162c871/46442a45-865a-49fe-8ee8-c3e6293cfb28/Lucas+birthday.jpg Lucas Birthday - Make it stand out Lucas enjoys his birthday :)