Description
Matt Carter is an Associate Professor of Biology at Williams College where he teaches courses in neuroscience and physiology. His research program focuses on how the brain regulates food intake and sleep and is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation. In addition to primary scientific publications, he is also the author of Designing Science Presentations (Academic Press). He is a recipient of the Walter Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching from Stanford University and the Nelson Bushnell Prize for Excellence in Teaching and Writing from Williams College. 1. Whole Brain Imaging 2. Animal Behavior 3. Stereotaxic Surgeries 4. Electrophysiology 5. Microscopy 6. Visualizing Nervous System Structure 7. Visualizing and Measuring Neural Dynamics 8. Manipulating Neural Activity 9. Identifying Genes and Proteins of Interest 10. Molecular Cloning and Recombinant DNA Technology 11. Gene Delivery Strategies 12. Making and using transgenic organisms 13. Cell culture techniques 14. Biochemical assays and intracellular signaling
