Mulugeta Semework
Columbia University, USA
Biography
Mulugeta Semework is currently a post-doctoral research scientist at the department of Neuroscience, Columbia University (Goldberg Lab) where he is investigating the neural mechanisms of environmental memory, (single and multi-cell neurophysiology of environmental memory), and cortical and subcortical mechanisms for eye movements and spatial processing. He came to Columbia after getting his Ph.D. in Neural Science and Behavior (Brain Machine Interface, Somatosensory Neuroprosthesis) from SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. He has studied at Ben-Gurion University, Israel (Master of Science with Honors in Physiology/Biochemistry (thesis defense pending), Georgia State University (M.Sc. in Neurobiology), GA, and Alemaya University, Ethiopia (Bachelor of Science with Honors in Agronomy/Physiology).
Abstract
Abstract : A novel multimodality imaging compound