About me

Shuzo Sakata is a Professor of Systems Neuroscience at the University of Strathclyde in the UK. He completed his PhD at Kyoto University in Japan. Securing a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship, he continued his research career at Rutgers University in the US. Since 2010, he has led his own research group at the University of Strathclyde. His group investigates state-dependent and cell-type-specific information processing using cutting-edge technology, including Neuropixels, fiber photometry, opto/chemogenetics, and deep learning-based behavioral analysis. His group is particularly interested in sleep regulation and neuromodulation for Alzheimer’s disease. He is also a Scientific Advisor of NeuroVLC Inc.