David A. McCormick, PhD
Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Neurobiology
Departments & Organizations
Affiliated FacultyBiological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Neuroscience
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Neurobiology
Biography
B.A., B.S. 1979 Mathematics and Psychology from Purdue University
Ph.D. 1983 from Stanford University
Faculty, Yale University School of Medicine 1987 to present.
Interests: Cellular mechanisms by which the cerebral cortex operates, both normally and abnormally, using a variety of electrophysiological and advanced imaging techniques.
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Education
- Ph.D., Stanford University, 1983
Selected Publication
- Ros, H., Sachdev, R.N.S., Yu, Y., Sestan, N., and McCormick D.A. (2009) Neocortical networks entrain neuronal circuits in cerebellar cortex. J. Neurosci. 29: 10309-10320.
Latest Honor and Recognition
- Predoctoral Fellowship (1981), NIMH
Articles
March/April 2009
New Duberg Professor explores the brain’s intricate networks
David A. McCormick, Ph.D., an expert on the cellular networks of the brain’s cerebral cortex and thalamus, has been...
Nov/Dec 2008
Grants and contracts awarded to Yale School of Medicine
FederalSerap Aksoy, NIH, Evolutionary Genetics of Tsetse and its Symbionts, 5 years, $3,609,045Norma Andrews, NIH,...
May/June 2008
A scientific assault on brain diseases
The School of Medicine is home to outstanding research programs in cell biology and neurobiology, and members of its...
Aug/Sept 2005
Grants and contracts awarded to Yale School of Medicine
FederalGeorge Aghajanian, NIH, Psychotogenic Drug Action on Chemically Defined Neurons, 4 years, $931,200Thomas...
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