Sam Cooler

Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurosurgery

Honors & Awards

Best graduate student poster award, FASEB Retinal Neurobiology and Visual Processing Conference (2018-2018)
Predoctoral Fellow, Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA (F31), NIH National Eye Institute (2018-2021)

Professional Education

Master of Science, Ohio State University (2012)
Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University (2010)
Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University (2020)
Ph.D., Northwestern University, Neuroscience (2021)
M.S., The Ohio State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering (2012)
B.S., The Ohio State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering (2010)

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Shaul Druckmann

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Justin Gardner

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Omer Hazon

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Andrew D. Huberman

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