People
Manager
Dr. Stone completed his BSc and PhD at the University of York, UK, before completing postdoctoral research at Boston Children’s Hospital. He joined Brandeis as the Light Microscopy Core Facility manager in August, 2023. Dr. Stone takes pride in a holistic approach to microscopy education, engaging with users of the facility from undergraduates to senior investigators, and encouraging a thorough approach to understanding both the sample and the system. The imaging and light microscopy community is incredibly active, and Dr. Stone participates through his roles with the New England Society for Microscopy (Corresponding Secretary from 2023-2024, and President from 2024-Present) and in the early career working group of BioImaging North America.
Directors
Dr. Rodal, a Professor of Biology at Brandeis University, has extensive expertise in advanced imaging techniques. Her research focuses on neuronal membrane trafficking and remodeling, utilizing fluorescence microscopy to study these processes in neurons, cultured cells and purified systems.
Dr. Sengupta, Professor of Biology and Harold and Bernice Davis Chair in Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease, is a neurogeneticist whose lab utilizes advanced live-imaging, super-resolution and in vivo calcium-imaging to dissect the molecular and neuronal mechanisms that allow animals to sense their environment and make behavioral and developmental decisions.
Dr. Van Hooser, an Associate Professor of Biology at Brandeis University, is a leading expert in two-photon microscopy, a technique he employs extensively to study neural circuit development and function in the mammalian visual cortex. His research focuses on understanding how networks of neurons assemble during development and function in circuits to enable perception and behavior.