Ed Ruthazer

Ruthazer is a James McGill Professor in the Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, and Director of the Integrated Program in Neuroscience. He grew up in and around New York and obtained his undergraduate AB degree in Biology from Princeton University and his PhD in Neuroscience from UCSF. After carrying out postdoctoral research on visual system development at Osaka University and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, he established an independent research lab at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro). Ruthazer's research utilizes in vivo multiphoton fluorescence microscopy of developing brain cells in conjunction with patterned visual stimulation and electrophysiological recordings to understand how patterned sensory experience impacts the development and refinement of neural connectivity in the visual circuits of the brain. His work has also helped underscore the significance of glial cells in this process.