Lab Members
Carlos Ponce, MD, PhD
hms [dot] harvard [dot] eduCarlos is a neuroscientist interested in how the brain constructs visual experience — not just by recognizing objects, but also by representing the space around them, the flow of motion, and the structure of scenes. His lab explores these questions using a combination of electrophysiology, reversible deactivation, microstimulation, and computational modeling. Originally from Chihuahua, Mexico, Carlos earned his M.D.-Ph.D. from Harvard Medical School and his B.S. from the University of Utah.
Postdoctoral Fellows
William Clark
hms [dot] harvard [dot] eduI am a postdoctoral fellow in the Ponce Lab at the department of Neurobiology. My background is in avian neuroscience, trying to understand the organization and function of the bird brain and compare its circuits with the mammal cortex. I received my doctoral training at the University of Otago in New Zealand and worked as a postdoc at Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany. My main research focus is on the brains core object recognition systems in birds and primates. Outside of the lab, I love sprinting, hiking and mix as a DJ. Listen here!
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Giordano Ramos-Traslosheros
Graduate Students
Cristine Kalinski
Research Technician
Elizabeth Cleaveland
Nya Weems
Collaborators
Alireza Dehaqani
Binxu Wang
I'm Binxu Wang, a graduate student in the Neuroscience program (at Washington University). I got my undergrad training in theoretical physics at Yuanpei College in Peking University, and I was working with computational neuroscientist Louis Tao. Deeply enchanted by the beauty and power of geometry in Theoretical Physics, I believe it will play an important role in understanding the neural code. Currently, I'm trying to leveraging tools from geometry, optimization, and machine learning to study the visual brain. I'm interested in understanding the visual representations in the monkey brain, neural networks, and generative models. I believe that the union of theory, computation, and experiments will advance our understanding of the brain and mind.
When not in lab, I do some fun coding projects, read novels, and make 3d art!
Alumni
Alessandro Armitano
Mary Burkemper
Mary graduated with her B.S. in Animal Science from the University of Missouri, Columbia in 2017 where her studies focused on using swine models from human research. In 2019, she graduated with her M.S. in Animal Science from The Ohio State University where her research focused on animal behavior, welfare, and health; specifically, finding practical pain management options for livestock. Soon after graduation, she joined the Ponce lab where they first started at Washington University in St. Louis. She is excited to continue working with the Ponce lab as they transition to Harvard Univerity. Mary has a passion for research, a fondness for all creatures, and a love for the outdoors. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, playing sports, gardening, and spending time with her friends and family.
Till Hartmann
Ivan Hernandez
hms [dot] harvard [dot] edu
James Johnson
Jeevun Kansupada
Chandana Kuntala
Andre Longon
I would like to understand how neural networks compute and represent visual information. I am more familiar with artificial neural networks in computer vision, but collaboration with the Ponce Lab will teach me the biology of vision. I am excited to make connections between these two perspectives and help support their burgeoning symbiotic relationship. My background is in computer science with a B.S. from the University of Louisiana. I am pursuing a M.S. in computer science at Louisiana State University.
Github: https://github.com/cest-andre
Antonio Montanaro
