Lin Tian, PhD, is a professor at the department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California at Davis. Dr. Tian’s work is a combination of optical sensor development and application for functional analysis of dynamic neural circuitry in health and disease. Dr. Tian stands at the interface of neuroscience, protein engineering, optics, iPSC technology, pharmacology, and computational modeling. Her laboratory’s most recent breakthrough was developing a novel class of genetically encoded indicators to sense neuromodulators, key neurochemicals that influence the structure and function of the central nervous system. When combined with modern microscopy, these sensors can directly and precisely measure the spatiotemporal dynamics of neuromodulator release, repeatedly across the full-time course of a behavioral task, while other circuit components are measured and manipulated. With human stem cells and functional imaging, her lab develops stem cell-based disease models.
Lin Tian, PhD
University of California at Davis
Lin Tian, PhD, is a professor at the department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California at Davis. Dr. Tian’s work is a combination of optical sensor development and application for functional analysis of dynamic neural circuitry in health and disease. Dr. Tian stands at the interface of neuroscience, protein engineering, optics, iPSC technology, pharmacology, and computational modeling. Her laboratory’s most recent breakthrough was developing a novel class of genetically encoded indicators to sense neuromodulators, key neurochemicals that influence the structure and function of the central nervous system. When combined with modern microscopy, these sensors can directly and precisely measure the spatiotemporal dynamics of neuromodulator release, repeatedly across the full-time course of a behavioral task, while other circuit components are measured and manipulated. With human stem cells and functional imaging, her lab develops stem cell-based disease models.
