FIP Seminar: Nonlinear microscopy

The Dana lab develops new methods and tools to record neurons in the brain using nonlinear microscopy and protein sensors. Our goals are to better understand the role of brain circuits and the efficacy of novel neuroprotective treatments in rodent models of neurodegenerative and neurological conditions.

Hod Dana received his B.Sc. (summa cum laude) and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. During his PhD work he developed advance nonlinear microscopy methods for recording of large-scale neuronal activity using a method called temporal focusing. Dr. Dana did his post-doctoral training with the GENIE project at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Research Campus. As a postdoctoral researcher, he was involved in the development and testing of new calcium sensors for recording neuronal activity, such as the GCaMP7 sensor, the red sensors jRGECO1 and jRCaMP1, and the calcium integrator CaMPARI. He then joined the Department of Neurosciences at the Lerner Research Institute of the Cleveland Clinic as an Assistant Professor in 2017. He is also an Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Dana was promoted to Associate Professor by the Lerner Research Institute on 2024.