Mark Schnitzer

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Mark Schnitzer is a Professor jointly in the Biology and Applied Physics departments at Stanford University and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute [1] and is a recipient of a Paul Allen grant. [2] His current research focuses on techniques for imaging individual neurons in vivo , including using fluorescent imaging and highly parallel processing techniques. [3] In 2003, he was named to the MIT Technology Review's "TR100" list of young innovators. [4]

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References

  1. "Mark J. Schnitzer".
  2. Paul Allen grants go where few have gone before. The Seattle Times, Nov 18, 2010.
  3. Massively Parallel Brain Imaging. Neuroscience Methods, Science, Volume 326, Number 5951. Oct 16, 2009.
  4. "TR35: Mark Schnitzer, 33 - Technology Review". www.technologyreview.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-29.