Dr. Amanda Jacob
Dr. Amanda Jacob
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Ph.D. from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S. in Chemistry; Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S. in Physics; Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Interests
Dr. Amanda Jacob has broad research background ranging from cellular to systems neuroscience. Her Ph.D. dissertation work used electron microscopy to understand structural synaptic plasticity, the mechanism used to store and maintain information within individual synapses that is often thought to be the cellular basis of learning and memory. After her graduate studies, she joined Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience as a research scientist where she studied the organization of GABAergic circuitry in the primary visual cortex and managed histological processing of tissue for labs throughout the institute. In addition to her work in the lab, Amanda is a Girl Scout leader, an amateur musician, and is passionate about using art to engage with and to educate the public about scientific topics. Amanda has participated in both the “Hooked” and “Justice” exhibits in the Science Gallery, and has an upcoming exhibit “Resilient Earth.” She has spoken at the Atlanta Science Festival and has organized art and science hybrid events throughout Georgia.
Key Papers
Chung B, Zia M, Thomas KA, Michaels JA, Jacob A, Pack A, Williams MJ, Nagapudi K, Teng LH, Arrambide E, Ouellette L, Oey N, Gibbs R, Anschutz P, Lu J, Wu Y, Kashefi M, Oya T, Kersten R, Mosberger AC, O'Connell S, Wang R, Marques H, Mendes AR, Lenschow C, Kondakath G, Kim JJ, Olson W, Quinn KN, Perkins P, Gatto G, Thanawalla A, Coltman S, Kim T, Smith T, Binder-Markey B, Zaback M, Thompson CK, Giszter S, Person A, Goulding M, Azim E, Thakor N, O'Connor D, Trimmer B, Lima SQ, Carey MR, Pandarinath. ELife 12:RP88551 (2023) [PDF] [DOI]
Commentary
Accessing populations of motor unitsKirk EA, Sauerbrei BA. eLife 2024;13:e94764. (2024) [PDF] [DOI]
Saravanan V, Hoffmann LA, Jacob AL, Berman GJ, Sober SJ. eNeuro Jun 12;6(3) (2019) [PDF]
