Professor of Neural Science, Biology
Ph.D. 1984 (biology); M.S. 1981 (biology) Princeton; B.S. 1978 (zoology) Massachusetts (Amherst).

Research Interests:

Development of inhibitory synapses, auditory maturation and plasticity.

Affiliations:

American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, Acoustical Society of America, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Society for Neuroscience.

Fellowships/Honors:

National Science Foundation (NSF) Award, 1996; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Award, 1994; NSF Award, 1993; March of Dimes Award, 1993; First Independent Research and Support Transition (FIRST) Award, NIDCD, 1989; Presidential Fellowship, New York University, 1989; Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, 1988-1990.

Selected Works:

Developmental influence of glycinergic inhibition: Regulation of NMDA-mediated EPSPs, with Kotak, V. C. J. Neurosci., 16. 1996. 1836-1843.
Glycinergic transmission regulates dendrite size in organotypic culture, with A. Hafidi. J Neurobiol, 31. 1996. 503-511.
A developmental shift from GABAergic to glycinergic transmission in the central auditory system, with Kotak V. C., Korada S. and Schwartz I. R. J Neurosci., 18. 1998. 4646-4655.
Modulation of binaural level stimuli in gerbil inferior colliculus: role of synaptic inhibition, with Malone B. L. and M. N. Semple. J Neurosci., 18. 1998. 794-803.

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