People in the Lab *and personal haikus!

Committee meetings
Too many, make my brain numb  
Just like TTX.

Steven A. Prescott

Phone: 416-813-7654 x309094
Fax: 416-813-7717
E-mail: steve.prescott(at)sickkids.ca

Google Scholar profile

The name of the game
Is excitability  
For neurons and me.

Stéphanie Ratté, Senior Research Associate

Stéphanie is contributing her experience in neuronal excitability to many of the projects in the lab. Her expertise includes optical methods and in vitro electrophysiology, especially dynamic clamp.

E-mail: stephanie.ratte(at)sickkids.ca

Sodium dances AP

Neuron sings a melody

And life is shining.

Yu-Feng Xie, Research Associate

Yu-Feng is investigating homeostatic changes in the excitability of DRG neurons.

E-mail: yufeng.xie(at)sickkids.ca

All models are wrong,

Except for mine. Wait, that's not

The saying. Oh well.

Scott Rich, Postdoctoral Fellow

Scott uses computational and mathematical techniques to understand how biophysical heterogeneity impacts the dynamics of neuronal microcircuits. His current work uses this perspective to study the influence of intracellular chloride concentrations on microcircuit oscillations.

E-mail: scott.rich(at)sickkids.ca

Nooshin Abdollahi, PhD Student

Nooshin is investigating the fundamental properties of axonal excitability.

E-mail: nooshin.abdollahi(at)sickkids.ca

The cell stops speaking
A bug in the neural code?
The model will tell.

Laura Medlock, PhD Student

Laura uses multiscale modeling to investigate signal encoding in skin primary afferents and to explain how these touch signals are misprocessed in the spinal dorsal horn during chronic pain.

E-mail: laura.medlock(at)mail.utoronto.ca

Christopher Dedek, PhD Student

Chris is studying the excitability of primary afferent terminals in the skin.

E-mail: christopher.dedek(at)sickkids.ca

 Can’t maintain balance?
Let me show you how its done
- I followed.

Ankit Roy, PhD Student

Ankit will investigate homeostatic regulation of intrinsic excitability and synaptic strength, and how that regulation is coordinated. 

E-mail: ankit.roy(at)sickkids.ca

Fast firing neurons
With prolonged input, rate slow
Precision maintained.

Adel Halawa, MSc Student

Adel's project focusses the effects of adaptation in low-threshold mechanoreceptors during vibrotactile stimulation, including differential modulation of rate vs temporal coding. 

E-mail: adel.halawa(at)sickkids.ca

Spicy capsaicin,
Neurons scream "Ouch!" in chorus,
I can't eat spicy. 

Kate Zhang, Undergraduate Student

Kate is studying the behavioural responses of mice following optogenetic activation of sensory afferents.

E-mail: katek.zhang(at)sickkids.ca

Jason Jeong, Research Technologist

Jason ensures the lab is running smoothly by managing the animal colony, getting the supplies and equipment needed, and providing his skills with procedures and animal care to help with multiple projects.

E-mail: jason.jeong(at)sickkids.ca

Diana Arthurs, Administrative Assistant

Diana helps us with all administrative matters (HR, expenses, payroll, signatures, contracts, you name it!). 

E-mail: diana.arthurs(at)sickkids.ca