Kerlin Lab
Neuroscience | University of Minnesota

Our Research

Publications

Kerlin A, Mohar B, Flickinger D, MacLennan BJ, Dean M, Davis C, Spruston N, Svoboda K (2019) Functional clustering of dendritic activity during decision-making. eLife 2019;8:e46966;

Dana H, Sun Y, Mohar B, Hulse BK, Kerlin AM, Hasseman JP, Tsegaye G, Tsang A, Wong A, Patel R, Macklin JJ, Chen Y, Konnerth A, Jayaraman V, Looger LL, Schreiter ER, Svoboda K & Kim DS (2019) High-performance calcium sensors for imaging activity in neuronal populations and microcompartments Nature Methods. 16:649–657

Liu R, Sum W, Liang Y, Kerlin A, Bierfeld J, Seelig J, Wilson D, Scholl B, Mohar B, Tanimoto M, Koyama M, Fitzpatrick D, Orger M & Ji N (2017) Video-rate volumetric functional imaging of the brain at synaptic resolution. Nature Neuroscience. 20:620-628.

Liu R, Milkie DE, Kerlin A, MacLennan B & Ji N (2014) Direct phase measurement in zonal wavefront reconstruction using multidither coherent optical adaptive technique. Optics Express. 22:1619-28.

Andermann ML, Kerlin AM, Roumis DK, Glickfeld LL & Reid RC (2011) Functional specialization of mouse higher visual cortical areas. Neuron. 72:1025-1039.

Bock DD, Allen Lee WC, Kerlin AM, Andermann ML, Hood G, Wetzel AW, Yurgenson S, Soucy ER, Kim HS & Reid RC (2011) Network anatomy and in vivo physiology of a group of visual cortical neurons. Nature. 471:177-182.

Kerlin AM, Andermann ML, Berezovskii VK & Reid RC (2010) Broadly tuned response properties of diverse inhibitory neuron subtypes in mouse visual cortex. Neuron. 67:858-71.

Members

**Aaron Kerlin**
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor

**Google Scholar**

**Benjamin Dougen**
Researcher

**Google Scholar**

**Jackson Scheib**
Ph.D. Student

**Google Scholar**

**Deano Farinella**
Optical Engineer

**Google Scholar**

**Harishankar Jayakumar**
Optical Engineer

**Google Scholar**

UNDERGRADUATES

Gabriella Bjellos- Undergraduate Researcher

Dante Rogers- Undergraduate Researcher

Jarod Davis- Undergraduate Researcher

Huan Tran- Undergraduate Researcher

Angela Kim- Undergraduate Researcher

Ravi Dantuluri- High School Honors Student

Tien Dinh- Undergraduate Researcher

News

Savannah joins the lab

We are happy to announce Savannah Bliese, Psychology and Neuroscience BS, University of Ohio - Miami, is joining the lab ...
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December 17, 2019 / Lab Updates

Press release on Aaron’s discoveries at Janelia

U of M Researcher Discovers Subcellular Computations Within the Brain During Decision-Making New research suggests that during decision-making, neurons in ...
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November 15, 2019 / Lab Updates

First Image of Dendritic Spines

Aaron getting the scope ready for imaging ...
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August 27, 2019 / Lab Updates

First in vivo capture of neurons

GCamp labeling of neurons in mouse KL1001-2 The microscope/laser control center ...
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July 23, 2019 / Lab Updates

Optical Table Arrives

Our 12x5 foot optical table has arrived so we can begin building our 2-photon microscope ...
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March 12, 2019 / Lab Updates

Aaron KerlinFollow

Neuroscientist

Reto Fiolka @RetoPaul·

29 Mar

We present a new spin on extended depth of focusing in 2 photon microscopy. We use the phase mask form
@FourierPower in reverse, and with ultrafast laser pulses instead of fluorescence: simple, high light-throughput, achromatic and pulse multiplexing.
https://biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.27.012260v1

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Alex Naka @gottapatchemall·

28 Feb

Cell-type specific innervation of cortical pyramidal cells at their apical dendrites
https://elifesciences.org/articles/46876

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napari @napari_imaging·

10 Jan

Excited for our `0.2.9` release https://github.com/napari/napari/releases/tag/v0.2.9 featuring better support for surface timeseries, a new attenuated maximum intensity projection rendering mode, improved isosurface rendering, finer grained contrast limits controls and more!

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Kevin Tsia @kevin_tsia·

14 Feb

An almost-done animation of our #FACED - ultrafast laser-scanning using misaligned #InfinityMirror https://www.nature.com/articles/lsa2016196. Always get fascinated by how “simple” ray optics can turn into something non-trivial. Some really good examples from @AndrewGYork @OptoManishK too!

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Join our team

The Kerlin Lab is recruiting Graduate Students, Postdocs, and Research Technicians interested in advanced imaging techniques and the neurobiology of learning! We are seeking creative individuals with both technical (e.g., engineering, computer science) and biological interests. Multiple fully funded positions are available. Interested individuals are encouraged to send a CV to info@kerlinlab.org.

Contact us

info@kerlinlab.org

The Kerlin Lab is a member of the University of Minnesota’s Medical Discovery Team for Optical Imaging and Brain Science, the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, and the Neuroscience Department in Jackson Hall.

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