Rick Gerkin investigates how smell perception, learning and behavior are represented in the brain. He investigates human olfactory psychophysics in health and disease and records the activity of neurons while animals are engaged in olfactory tasks, applying statistical techniques to understand how the brain organizes and represents odor information.
He also pursues neuroinformatics — the development of tools and standards to facilitate the collection, curation, dissemination, and analysis of neuroscience models and data. Professor Gerkin’s efforts include software development to help neuroscientists test their models and ensure they are informed by experimental data. This also makes it possible for others to see objectively where these models succeed and where further work is needed.
Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Spring 2021 | |
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BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 496 | Undergraduate Thesis |
Fall 2020 | |
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BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
Spring 2020 | |
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BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
Fall 2019 | |
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BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
Spring 2019 | |
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BIO 494 | Special Topics |
MAT 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
NEU 591 | Seminar |
Fall 2018 | |
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BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 494 | Special Topics |
MAT 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
NEU 591 | Seminar |
Fall 2017 | |
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BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
Spring 2017 | |
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BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
Fall 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |