# Eric L. Denovellis

## About me

I am a computational research scientist in [Dr. Loren Frank's lab](https://franklab.ucsf.edu/) at [UCSF](https://physiology.ucsf.edu/). My work focuses on developing scalable, interpretable algorithms and tools to decode, categorize and visualize neural representations -- particularly in the [hippocampus](https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.64505). This work extends and applies [marked point process switching state space models](https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEECONF44664.2019.9048688) I developed during my postdoc with [Dr. Uri T. Eden](https://math.bu.edu/people/tzvi/). I work closely with experimental collaborators to ensure these algorithms and tools are usable on large scale data.

Previously, I completed my Ph.D. in computational neuroscience at [Boston University](https://www.bu.edu/neuro/academics/graduate/) with Drs. [Daniel H. Bullock](https://www.bu.edu/psych/profile/daniel-bullock/) and [Earl K. Miller](https://ekmillerlab.mit.edu/earl-miller/). There I developed computational tools and models to understand how prefrontal cortex supports the underlying neural comptuations necessary to switch between contexts. Specifically:

+ I showed how synchronous network oscillations in the prefrontal cortex provide a mechanism to [flexibly coordinate context](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2012.09.029) representations between groups of neurons during task switching.
+ I used generalized additive models to show that anterior cingulate neurons can represent context, but do not play a significant role in switching between contexts.
+ Finally, I developed a set of web-enabled interactive visualization tools designed to provide a multi-dimensional integrated view of electrophysiological datasets (See [RasterVis](https://github.com/NeurophysVis/RasterVis) and [SpectraVis](https://github.com/NeurophysVis/SpectraVis)).

Contact Me: [Email](mailto:eric.denovellis@ucsf.edu) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/eric_denovellis) | [Github](https://github.com/edeno) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-denovellis-70908238/) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/edenovellis/) | [ORCID ID](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4606-087X)

## Education

+ Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience, Boston University
  + Thesis: [Task Switching in the Prefrontal Cortex](https://hdl.handle.net/2144/19067)
  + Advisor: [Daniel H. Bullock, Ph.D.](https://www.bu.edu/psych/profile/daniel-bullock/); Co-mentor: [Earl K. Miller, Ph.D.](https://ekmillerlab.mit.edu/earl-miller/)
  + Thesis Committee: [Helen Barbas, Ph.D.](https://www.bu.edu/sargent/profile/helen-barbas-ph-d/), [David Somers, Ph.D.](https://sites.bu.edu/fmri/), [Uri T. Eden, Ph.D.](https://math.bu.edu/people/tzvi/)
+ B.S. in Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara
+ B.A. in Philosophy, University of California, Santa Barbara

## CV

Here is my {download}`CV <_static/eric_denovellis_CV.pdf>`.

## Collaborators

+ [Gillespie lab @ University of Washington](https://www.gillespie-lab.com/)
+ [Eden group @ Boston University](https://math.bu.edu/people/tzvi/)
+ [Stephen group @ Boston University](http://emilystephen.com/)
+ [Abhilasha Joshi](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/people/abhilasha-joshi/)

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