Carter, Brett, Ph.D.

Group Leader at ENI

• 2002 Undergraduate studies in chemical engineering, Georgia Institue of Technology, Atlanta, USA
• 2004-2006 Research Assistant with David Clapham, Children’s Hospital Boston, USA
• 2006-2011 PhD in Neurobiology with Bruce Bean, Harvard, Boston, USA
• 2011-2017 Postdoctoral training with Craig Jahr, Vollum Institute, Portland, USA
• since 2017 Research group leader, European Neuroscience Institute, Göttingen, Germany

Major Research Interests
Our research focuses on synaptic function and the changes that can occur after synaptic plasticity. We study intact glutamatergic synapses in brain slices using a combination of electrophysiology, 2-photon imaging, and pharmacology. In particular, we are interested in understanding the role of NMDA receptors in signaling synaptic depression.

Homepage Department/Research Group
http://www.eni.gwdg.de/groups/synaptic-physiology-and-plasticity

ORCID: 0000-0001-6474-6571