Ildiko
ARADI, Post-doctoral
Fellow
PhD,
Tel
(312) 503 3734
Fax
(312) 503 5101
e-mail:
i-aradi@northwestern.edu
RESEARCH
INTEREST:
My main research
interest is the GABAergic system of the hippocampus in both normal and
pathological conditions. I combine computational modeling, electrophysiological
and anatomical techniques in order to provide some clues to understanding the
nature of neurological disorders that involve hippocampal malfunctioning. I hope
that my research will contribute to potential progresses in discovering novel
drug treatments of patients and cure neurological disorders such as epilepsy and
schizophrenia.
Topics
- Voltage-dependent ion
channels in the normal and epileptic brain
- Diversity of
interneurons in the hippocampus
- Altered circuitry of
the dentate gyrus following head trauma
- Dendritic properties
and synaptic integration
- Network
synchronization in normal and pathological conditions
Tools
- Whole cell patch-clamp
recordings
- Dynamic clamp
technique
- Multicompartmental and
integrate-and-fire models
- Anatomical
reconstruction of biocytin filled cells
Scientific
career:
2004-: Post-doctoral
Fellow
at Northwestern University,
Advisor: Dr
Gianmaria Maccaferri
1999-2003: Post-doctoral Fellow at
Advisor: Dr Ivan
Soltesz
1997-99:
Post-doctoral Fellow at
Advisor: Dr William R.
Holmes
1996:
Ph.D. in Neurobiology, Eötvös Loránd
University,
1993-96:
graduate studies in neurobiology,
Research
Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics of the Hungarian
Advisor:
Dr Peter Erdi
1994-96:
graduate studies in philosophy
1993:
M.Sc. in physics and biophysics,
1990-93:
undergraduate and graduate studies in biophysics,
1987-93:
undergraduate and graduate studies in physics,
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