Positions
Principal Software Engineer
Matlab Graphics, MathWorks
Research Associate
Laboratory of Dr. Melissa R. Warden, Cornell University
Postdoctoral Associate
Laboratory of Dr. David M. Smith, Cornell University
Senior Technical Analyst
Customer Automation, FedEx
Education
Ph.D. in Neurobiology
Duke University School of Medicine
Visual and Saccade-Related Signals in the Primate Inferior Colliculus.
Skills
Languages: C++, JavaScript, MATLAB, Python, Go
Architecture & Design: System architecture, API design, microservices, scalability, software design patterns
Leadership & Collaboration: Technical team leadership, mentoring, cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder communication, project vision & strategy, agile methodologies
Publications
Infralimbic parvalbumin neural activity facilitates cued threat avoidance. Ho, YY, Yang, Q, Boddu, P, Bulkin, DA, Warden MR eLife
Tonic activity in lateral habenula neurons acts as a neutral valence brake on reward-seeking behavior. Post, RJ, Bulkin, DA, Ebitz, RB, Lee, V, Han, K, Warden, MR Current Biology
The limbic memory circuit and the neural basis of contextual memory. Smith, DM, Yang, YY, Subramanian, DL, Miller, AMP, Bulkin, DA, Law, LM Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Hippocampal state transitions at the boundaries between trial epochs. Bulkin, DA, Sinclair, DG, Law, LM, Smith DM Hippocampus
Slow stabilization of concurrently acquired hippocampal context representations. Law, LM, Bulkin, DA, Smith DM Hippocampus
Placing memories in context: hippocampal representations promote retrieval of appropriate memories. Bulkin, DA, Law, LM, Smith DM Hippocampus
The form and function of hippocampal context representations. Smith, DM, Bulkin, DA Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
Distribution of visual and saccade-related information in the monkey inferior colliculus. Bulkin, DA, Groh, JM Frontiers in Neural Circuits
Distribution of eye position information in the monkey inferior colliculus. Bulkin, DA, Groh, JM Journal of Neurophysiology