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Axel Blau
Chemist, Dr. rer. nat.
Team Leader, Dept. of Neuroscience & Brain Technolgies (NBT),
The Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Genoa, Italy
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Diploma
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1995
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Chemisty, Eberhard-Karls University Tübingen
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Ph.D.
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1999
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Physical Chemistry, Eberhard-Karls University Tübingen
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Postdoc
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1999
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Neurobiology, California Institute of Technology
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Principal Investigator
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2001
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Physics, University of Kaiserslautern
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Juniorprofessor
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2002
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Physics, University of Kaiserslautern
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Team Leader
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2007
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Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, IIT
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Biohybrid
neuroelectronic devices based on in vitro
models interfaced to state of the art
electrophysiology equipment (patch
clamping, microelectrode arrays, optical
recording: Investigation of information
processing in natural neural networks
originating from primary sources or
progenitor cell lines.
Fundamental
questions focus on the deciphering and
understanding of neural coding schemes on
different levels: synaptic, cellular,
network, and system level. Investigation
of circuit dynamics underlying learning,
memory retrieval, body control, and
consciousness.
Application oriented research focuses on exploiting natural neural networks in biosensing, pharmascreening, and robotic control.
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