Education
- Harvard University, B.A. in Physics, 1993
- Harvard University, Ph.D. in Biophysics, 1999, thesis with Howard Berg
Honors
- Amgen Fellow of the Life Sciences Research Foundation, 2000
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellow, 2004
- McKnight Scholar, 2005
- NSF CAREER Award, 2005
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 2006
- Dana Foundation Award in Brain and Immuno-Imaging, 2007
- NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, 2008
- Harvard/MIT Research Grants Program in Basic Neuroscience, 2010
- NSF BRAIN Initiative EAGER Award, 2014
Professional Experience
- Student, Neurobiology course at the Marine Biological Laboratories, summer, 1999
- Student, C. elegans course at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, fall, 1999
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University and CSHL, 1999-2002
- Assistant Professor of Physics, Harvard University, 2003-2007
- Student, Neurobiology of Drosophila course at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, summer, 2009
- Associate Professor of Physics, Harvard University, 2007-2010
- Professor of Physics, Harvard University, 2010-present
- Visiting Scientist, Janelia Farm/HHMI, 2011-present