Karl Deisseroth
Associate Chair – Scientific Innovation and Collaboration · Stanford Health Care
Credentials: · · · ·
History
- Present
- Present
- Present
- 2001–2005
Psychiatry
1996–2000- 1992–1996
Harvard College
Research
Millisecond-timescale, genetically targeted optical control of neural activity
Nature Neuroscience · 2005 · Last of 5 authors · 3,363 citations
Parvalbumin neurons and gamma rhythms enhance cortical circuit performance
Nature · 2009 · Last of 4 authors · 2,094 citations
Driving fast-spiking cells induces gamma rhythm and controls sensory responses
Nature · 2009 · 2,061 citations
- LF
51 papers · 21 as a resident
- BH
19 papers · 7 as a resident
14 papers · 5 as a resident
12 papers · 1 as a resident
11 papers · 4 as a resident
9 papers
8 papers · 1 as a fellow
7 papers · 5 as a resident
Grants
- 2026–2030
The Brain as a Control Center for Other Organs During Aging
National Institute on Aging · R01
PI · $1.5M · Stanford University
- 2017–2028
Neural Circuit Dynamics of Drug Action:revealing, Uncoupling, and Restoring Altered Brain States
National Institute on Drug Abuse · P50
Contact PI · $24.9M · Stanford University
- 2023–2027
National Institute of Mental Health · UG3
PI · $3.7M · University of Texas at Austin
- 2021–2026
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · U19
Contact PI · $18.1M · Stanford University
Clinical trials
- 2023–2030
HNC: Human Neural Circuits Electrophysiology During Cognition
Principal investigator · Recruiting · Phase 1
Stanford University
- 2021–2028
Understanding Ketamine's Dissociative Effects (KD Study)
Principal investigator · Recruiting · Phase 1
Stanford University