# HG changeset patch # User bshanks@bshanks.dyndns.org # Date 1247088106 25200 # Node ID 5f792263405e95f28bb800c6b6f149fbb4b7cf27 # Parent fa908f6d11e1f52b097528d95a462cd9067beb12 . Binary file biosketch.pdf has changed --- a/biosketch.txt Wed Jul 08 05:18:40 2009 -0700 +++ b/biosketch.txt Wed Jul 08 14:21:46 2009 -0700 @@ -19,40 +19,31 @@ \usepackage{helvet} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} +\usepackage[small,compact]{titlesec} + \begin{document} == Biosketch: Charles F. Stevens == === Professional Preparation === -todo +==== Undergraduate and Graduate Institutions ==== -Undergraduate Institution(s) - +\begin{tabular}{llll} +Harvard College & Psychology & BA & 1956 +\\Yale Medical School & Medicine & MD & 1960 +\\Rockefeller University & Biophysics & PhD & 1964 +\end{tabular} -Major - -Degree + Year +==== Postdoctoral Training ==== +I took an Assistant Professorship in 1963 without a postdoctoral fellowship. I did a year of postdoctoral work as a sabbatical, however. -Graduate Institution(s) - +Lorentz Instiute, Leiden University \qquad Statistical Mechanics \qquad 1969-1970 -Major - - -Degree + Year - -Postdoctoral Institution(s) - - -Area - - -Inclusive Dates (years) === Appointments === \begin{tabular}{lp{12.5cm}} -\\1990 $-$ Present & Professor, Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, The Salk Institute +1990 $-$ Present & Professor, Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, The Salk Institute \\1986 $-$ 2008 & Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute \\1983 $-$ 1990 & Professor and Chairman, Section of Molecular Neurobiology, Yale University School of Medicine \\1975 $-$ 1983 & Professor, Department of Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine @@ -68,42 +59,72 @@ === Publications === +==== Most related ==== + +Stevens, C. F. (2001) An evolutionary scaling law for the primate visual system and its basis in cortical +function. Nature 411:193-195.\\ +\\ +Chklovskii, D.M., Schikorski, T., and Stevens, C.F. (2002) Wiring optimization in cortical circuits. Neuron + 34:341-347.\\ +\\ +Stevens, C.F. (2002) Predicting Functional Properties of Visual Cortex from an Evolutionary Scaling Law. +Neuron 36:139-142.\\ +\\ +Klyachko, V.A. and Stevens, C.F. (2003) Connectivity optimization and the positioning of cortical areas. PNAS 10:7937-7941.\\ +\\ +Stevens, C.F. (2004) Preserving properties of object shape by computations in primary visual cortex. PNAS +101:15524-15529. -Stevens, C. F. (2001) An evolutionary scaling law for the primate visual system and its basis in cortical - function. Nature 411:193-195.\\ +==== Other recent publications ==== + + +Gandhi, S.P., and Stevens, C.F. (2003) Three modes of synaptic vesicular recycling revealed by single-vesicle imaging. Nature 423:607-613.\\ \\ -Chklovskii, D.M., Schikorski, T., and Stevens, C.F. (2002) Wiring optimization in cortical circuits. Neuron - 34:341-347.\\ -\\ -Stevens, C.F. (2002) Predicting Functional Properties of Visual Cortex from an Evolutionary Scaling Law.\\ - Neuron 36:139-142.\\ -\\ -Gandhi, S.P., and Stevens, C.F. (2003) Three modes of synaptic vesicular recycling revealed by single-vesicle - imaging. Nature 423:607-613.\\ -\\ -Klyachko, V.A. and Stevens, C.F. (2003) Connectivity optimization and the positioning of cortical areas. PNAS - 10:7937-7941.\\ -\\ -Stevens, C.F. (2004) Preserving properties of object shape by computations in primary visual cortex. PNAS - 101:15524-15529.\\ -\\ -Klyachko, V.A. and Stevens, C.F. (2006) Excitatory and feed-forward inhibitory hippocampal synapses work - synergistically as an adaptive filter of natural spike trains. PLoS Biology 4:0001-0014.\\ +Klyachko, V.A. and Stevens, C.F. (2006) Excitatory and feed-forward inhibitory hippocampal synapses work synergistically as an adaptive filter of natural spike trains. PLoS Biology 4:0001-0014.\\ \\ Lee, S and Stevens, C.F. (2007) General design principle for scalable neural circuits in a vertebrate retina. - PNAS 104:12391-12935.\\ + PNAS 104:12391-12935.\\ \\ Zhu, Y. and Stevens, C.F. (2008) Probing synaptic vesicle fusion by altering mechanical properties of the - neuronal surface membrane. PNAS 105(46):18018-18022. \\ +neuronal surface membrane. PNAS 105(46):18018-18022. \\ \\ Stevens, C.F. (2009) Darwin and Huxley revisited: the origin of allometry. Journal of Biology 8:14. + + === Synergistic Activities === -todo + +Teaching in Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Computational Neurobiology Course, June 2009\\ +\\ +Einstein Professorship, Chinese Academy of Sciences, May 2009. Visit to CAS Institutes in Beijing and Shanghai included lectures on interdisciplinary approaches to neurobiology, and extensive interactions with faculty and students.\\ +\\ +Editorial Board, PNAS. 1996 – present. Includes handling papers from a wide range of disciplines.\\ +\\ +External Faculty Member, The Santa Fe Institute. 1997 – present. Includes interactions involving many disciplines.\\ +\\ +General Member, Aspen Center for Physics. 1998 – present. Participation in selecting scientific programs at ACP, selecting participants in workshops, developing programs for broadening participation of under-represented scientists. + === Collaborators \& Other Affiliations === -todo +\noindent No collaborations in the past 48 months. + +\noindent Thesis advisor: Keffer Hartline (dead) + +\noindent Previous postdoctoral fellows and graduate students (last 5 years): + +\begin{tabular}{ll} +Jane Sullivan & University of Washington +\\Vitaly Klachko & Washington University +\\James Williams & MIT, Harvard Medical School +\\Edward Han & Salk Institute +\\Sunil Ghandi & UCSF +\end{tabular} + +\noindent Total number of postdoctoral fellows: 31 + +\noindent Total number of graduate students: 18 +