Receptors & Ion Channels

My lab is broadly interested in the mechanisms of signaling and transport across cellular membranes. Our research encompasses several protein families: Nramp transporters that use a proton gradient to facilitate the entry of divalent ions (iron and...

Brain function emerges from the coordinated activity of large numbers of neurons. Traditional measurement approaches either probe individual neurons with high resolution (e.g. via patch clamp recordings), or ensembles of neurons with low resolution (e.g...

We study cellular and molecular mechanisms of learned and innate behaviors, specifically focusing on understanding the mechanisms of fear-related behavioral responses at the neural network level. In our experiments, we combine electrophysiological, cell...

Our lab is interested in how organisms adapt to detect and respond to salient environmental signals based on their ecological or behavioral context. We emphasize a curiosity-based approach in which specialized, unconventional systems are exploited to...

Matthew P. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., is Director of Neuropathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Neuropathologist of Autism BrainNet; and Faculty, Harvard Medical School Ph.D. Program. He won the International Distinguished Dissertation Award (top...

Research in the Bean lab focuses on the neurophysiology of mammalian neurons, with a goal of understanding how firing patterns of different kinds of neurons are controlled by expression of particular types of ion channels. A major goal in the laboratory...