The resources below were selected by Lisa Gunaydin, D. Paola Calderon, and Aryn Gittis, faculty from Module 4 of SfN’s Optogenetics Training Series. These resources supplement their presentations, In Vivo Applications of Optogenetics and Nuts and Bolts of In Vivo Optogenetic Experiments. Use these resources to better understand appropriate applications and key concepts of designing and interpreting optogenetics experiments using in vivo preparations.

In this video panel discussion, Stephan Lammel, Karel Svoboda, and David Kupferschmidt answer questions related to their Module 8 presentations. Topics include assessing potential channelrhodopsin induced toxicity, determining direct versus circuit effects of optogenetic manipulation, reliability of wireless optogenetic hardware, and others. Visit the Community forum for all eight modules to share your insights and best practices, ask questions, and engage with other training series’ participants.

In this video, Fred Etoc discusses his research using organoids to study the developing brain.

Ryan Purcell is a postdoctoral fellow at Emory University. He previously worked as an assistant managing editor at the American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience.

In this video, Faranak Fattahi discusses her lab’s use of human pluripotent stem cells to study the cell types and diseases of the enteric nervous system.

Kristie Garza is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Graduate Program at Emory University. Garza’s research focuses on the role of non-neuronal cells in learning and memory processes related to PTSD. She received her BS in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.