Scott Smyre
Staff Scientist
Scott is a “Triple-Deac” having earned his BS in Biophysics, MSc in Biomedical Sciences, and PhD in Neuroscience at Wake Forest University.
My research experience has focused on examining fundamental aspects of biological systems and how these drive complex behaviors. As an undergraduate researcher, my first experience was examining how the internal mechanical components of cancer cells influence their physical behavior (e.g. metastasis) and how they differ in normal cells.
The work in my master’s thesis focused on studying the behavioral consequences of sensory deprivation on multisensory integration. This work continued into my PhD where I focused on the specific features of experience that trigger and drive the development of multisensory integration, and how different tradeoffs inherent to adaptive systems are decided during it. As a postdoc, I explored the development of new methods and models that aim to combine multiple data types into a coherent whole that illuminates brain function across multiple regions, behaviors, and time scales.
Outside of research, I enjoy playing soccer and tennis as well as keeping up with the current TV dramas.
>> Interests
- Computational Neuroscience
- Neural Networks
- Sensory Integration
- Development
- Voltammetry
>> Education
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Ph.D. Neuroscience, 2023Wake Forest University School of Medicine |
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MSc Bomedical Sciences, 2019Wake Forest University School of Medicine |
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BS Biophysics, 2016Wake Forest University |