Dan Landayan
Neuroscientist & ML Research Engineer
San Leandro, CA
I study the neural circuits underlying motivational behaviors critical for survival. The circuit motifs driving these behaviors are remarkably conserved across vertebrate and invertebrate brains. I explore these shared principles to advance frameworks in neuroscience and extrapolate them to genomics, deep learning, and real-world problems.
Work Experience
San Jose State University
Instructor of Record
Stanford University
Postdoctoral Researcher
Education
University of California, Merced
PhD, Quantitative Systems Biology
University of Missouri, Columbia
Graduate coursework
University of California, Davis
BS, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavioral Science
Projects
Publications
Hypothalamic neurons that mirror aggression
VMHvlPR neurons in the mouse hypothalamus represents aggression performed by self and others
Thirst interneurons that promote water seeking and limit feeding behavior in Drosophila
I identified two types of central brain interneurons that regulate thirsty water seeking in Drosophila
Diversifying the Community of Neuroscience: Lessons Learned from a Cross-Stage Longitudinal Program of Diverse Neuroscientists
Fostering an inclusive and diverse neuroscience community
Skills
Machine Learning
PyTorch, scikit-learn, GNNs, Reinforcement Learning, Hugging Face
Data & Engineering
SQL, pandas, Docker, AWS SageMaker, FastAPI, CI/CD
Domain
Connectomics, Neurobiology, Genomics, Single-cell Omics