Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Deisseroth has worked to create molecular and cellular devices with the goal of re-engineering brain circuits. In addition, his research has involved procedures for development of neural stem cell and tissue, electrophysiology, molecular biology, neural activity imaging, animal behavior, and modeling of computational neural networks. Dr. Deisseroth's clinical practice includes the use of therapeutic electromagnetic brain stimulation in humans.

Positions

• Associate Professor, Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
• Associate Professor, Psychiatry, School of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine

Education

• M.D.; Ph.D., 2000, Stanford University, Neuroscience

Relevant Publications

• Berndt A, Yizhar O, Gunaydin L, Hegemann P, Deisseroth K. Bi-stable neural state switches. Nat Neurosci. 2009;12(2):229-234.
• Zhao S, Cunha C, Zhang F, Liu Q, Gloss B, Deisseroth K, Augustine GJ, Feng G. Improved expression of halorhodopsin for light-induced silencing of neuronal activity. Brain Cell Biol. Aug 2008;36(1-4):141-54.
• Douglass A, Kraves S, Deisseroth K, Schier A, Engert F. Escape Behavior Elicited by Single, Channelrhodopsin-2-Evoked Spikes in Zebrafish Somatosensory Neurons. Curr Biol. 2008;18(15):1133-1137.
• Zhang F, Prigge M, Beyriere F, Tsunoda SP, Mattis J, Yizhar O, Hegemann O, Deisseroth K. Red-shifted optogenetic excitation: a tool for fast neural control derived from Volvox carteri. Nat Neurosci. 2008;11(6):631-633.
• Schneider M, Gradinaru V, Zhang F, Deisseroth K. Controlling neuronal activity. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2008;165(5):562-562.