Brian Kim
Seminar Speaker
Date: 02/07/2025
Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm
ABSTRACT
The human brain consists of complex neuronal networks that interact both electrically and neurochemically. Electrophysiological techniques, which have been the backbone of neuroscience research for decades, can measure the electrical signal (action potential and local field potentials); however, these approaches are blind to neurochemical signaling (release and clearance), providing only a partial view of the brain’s activity. In this talk, Dr. Kim will discuss his group’s efforts to probe nanoscopic and microscopic neurochemical activities for both single-cell analysis and brain-scale mapping using microfabrication and IC design. He will also cover his recent work in developing a fully wireless, multimodal neural probe technology capable of mapping both neural spike activity and neurochemical release/uptake with high spatiotemporal resolution.
SPEAKER BIO
Dr. Brian Kim is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. He completed his Ph.D. in Biophysics at the School of Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell University and received his postdoctoral training in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He was awarded the prestigious NSF CAREER award in 2022. His research has been funded by competitive grants from sponsors, including NIH, NSF, and DoD. Prior to his academic career, he was a senior electrical engineer at Roche Diagnostics in Seattle, developing next-generation gene sequencing technology. Dr. Brian Kim’s research interests include neurochemical-based neural interfaces, biomedical circuits and systems, and single-cell electrophysiology.
