Optical Neural Interfaces, 2016
In this research within the MIT Media Lab, we demonstrated transdermal optogenetic stimulation of the peripheral nervous system.
Optogenetics is a genetic engineering technique which allows neurons to be activated using light. By interfacing transdermally—i.e. across the skin, or non-invasively—diseases may be treated with greater precision than via biochemical drugs, and with greater safety than via implanted stimulators.
In this project I performed histological and in-vivo studies on mammalian nerves transfected with opsins. CellProfiler and MATLAB were utilized to perform data processing and analysis.
