Chris B. Schaffer, PhD, is a Professor in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, at Cornell University. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and his PhD from Harvard University, before working as a post-doc in David Kleinfeld’s neuroscience laboratory at the University of California at San Diego. He runs a lab with Prof. Nozomi Nishimura at Cornell that is developing advanced optical techniques that enable quantitative imaging and targeted manipulation of individual cells in the central nervous system of rodents. Using such tools helps to construct a microscopic-scale understanding of normal and disease-state physiological processes in the brain. Current research focuses on understanding the role of brain blood flow disruptions in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Chris Schaffer, PhD
Cornell University | Ithaca, USA
Chris B. Schaffer, PhD, is a Professor in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, at Cornell University. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and his PhD from Harvard University, before working as a post-doc in David Kleinfeld’s neuroscience laboratory at the University of California at San Diego. He runs a lab with Prof. Nozomi Nishimura at Cornell that is developing advanced optical techniques that enable quantitative imaging and targeted manipulation of individual cells in the central nervous system of rodents. Using such tools helps to construct a microscopic-scale understanding of normal and disease-state physiological processes in the brain. Current research focuses on understanding the role of brain blood flow disruptions in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
