Scholarship and Biography

Sacha Nelson's research focuses on understanding the cell types and circuits that comprise the mammalian neocortex, and how these circuits are altered by normal experience and during disease. His work employs a combination of electrophysiology, anatomy and mouse genetics and genomics to define cortical cell types and to identify alterations in cortical connectivity in epilepsy and autism spectrum disorders.

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Honors

Independent Concentration Prize
Brown University (United States, Providence), 1983
Medical Scientist Training Program
University of California, San Diego (United States, San Diego) - UCSD, 1983-1991
Postdoctoral Fellowship
National Institutes of Health (United States, Bethesda) - NIH, 1991-1994
Research Fellowship
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (United States, New York), 1996
Henry Strage Award for Aspiring Young Science Faculty
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 1999
Society for Neuroscience Special Lecture
Society for Neuroscience (United States, Washington D.C.) - SfN, 2005
GEAR (Grant of Excellence to Accellerate Research) Award
International Rett syndrome Foundation (United States, Cincinnati) - IRSF, 2007
Senior Fellow, HHMI Janelia Research Campus
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (United States, Chevy Chase) - HHMI, 2015
School of Arts and Sciences Faculty Service Award
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 04/2021

Organizational Affiliations

Gyula and Katica Tauber Professor of Life Science, Department of Biology, Brandeis University

Affiliated Faculty, Neuroscience Program, Brandeis University

Affiliated Faculty, Benjamin and Mae Volen National Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis University

Education

University of California, San Diego
Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
Ph.D.-M.D.
Brown University
B.S.
Brown University
B.A.