My long-term research interests are centered around understanding the rules by which neurons transform their inputs into their outputs. There are many components to this subject, but chief among them is understanding the patterns of connectivity amongst different classes and types of neurons. I am interested in combining whole-cell electrophysiology with modern imaging and optogenetic techniques to perform experiments that would not be possible if utilizing these methods in isolation. Working at the Allen Institute also provides the unique opportunity to test new genetic tools and work across teams to obtain multi-modal datasets on the same pieces of tissue.