Ed Boyden Biography

Working with an extraordinary array of tools -- from 3-D printers to lasers to flasks of algae -- Ed Boyden is creating new brains. A pioneer in the field of optogenetics he is the founder and principal investigator of the synthetic neurobiology group at MIT.
Using a combination of lasers and genetic engineering he implants brains with optical fibers that allow him to activate special proteins in specific neurons and see their connections. In addition to helping create detailed maps of brain circuitry the engineering of these cells has been used to cure blindness in mice and could point the way to cures for Parkinsons or Alzheimers or to ways of connecting to the brain via prosthetics.
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