EVENTS

April 9, 2021

Our first collaboration between multi-photon and fMRI submitted for peer review.

March 6, 2021

Our publication on three-photon laser standards is out!

February 5, 2021

Our second manuscript regarding three-photon microscopy has been accepted for publication in the peer reviewed journal Neurophotonics.

January 1, 2021

Tony completes his undergraduate degree, and joins the lab as a post-bacc researcher.

December 22, 2020

First Year graduate student Jacob Gable completes his lab rotation in the Kara lab.

December 17, 2020

Prakash Kara presents an invited talk (virtual zoom) at Brown University, Institute for Brain Science.

December 16, 2020

Submitted a multi-PI R01 grant in collaboration with two other laboratories at the University of Minnesota.

November 20, 2020

Prakash Kara hosts faculty candidate “DH” for the Optical Imaging and Brain Science new faculty search (virtual zoom).

November 18-19, 2020

Prakash Kara attends NIH study section (virtual zoom) reviewing BRAIN initiative R01/R34 grants (Targeted BRAIN Circuits projects).

November 2, 2020

Prakash Kara host faculty candidate “YL” for the Optical Imaging and Brain Science new faculty search (virtual zoom).

November 2, 2020

New Incoming graduate student Jacob Gable starts his second of four rotations as part of the GPN program. Over the next two months, Jacob will learn AAV viral injections, 3-photon imaging methods, data analysis along with discussing the apraoches used in the Kara lab to determine the underpinnings of neurovascular coupling in the visual cortex.

November 1, 2020

The setup of our second rig in the lab with three-photon imaging capabilities is complete !

October 5-30, 2020

Prakash Kara teaching NSCI 3102W (Neurobiology II: Perception and Behavior) and NSC 5561 (Systems Neuroscience).

October 19, 2020

Prakash Kara hosts faculty candidate “NP” for the Optical Imaging and Brain Science new faculty search (virtual zoom).

October 5, 2020

Prakash Kara hosts faculty candidate “HW” for the Optical Imaging and Brain Science new faculty search (virtual zoom).

October 1, 2020

Our first peer reviewed publication on 3-photon imaging is published in Scientific Reports

September 17, 2020

Production starts on the fabrication of Diesel3p microscope for widefield 3P.

September 10, 2020

Setting the performance and diagnostic standards for lasers used in three-photon microscopy, available in bioRxiv.

August 24-28, 2020

Prakash Kara teaching NSC 5551 - Itasca Cell & Molec Neurobiology Lab.

August 12, 2020

Notice of award (NOA) received on collaborative multi-institutional U01 grant.

July 28, 2020

Incoming Graduate Program in Neurosceince (GPN) class Orientation.

June 22, 2020

Prakash Kara hosts faculty candidate TN for the Optical Imaging and Brain Science new faculty search (virtual zoom).

June 5, 2020

The Kara lab journal club hosts (via zoom) Saskia de Vries as she presents her recent study published in Nature Neuroscience.

June 1, 2020

Our new publication on 2P imaging of neural and vascualr responses in a CIE model. see https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcohol.2019.12.001

May, 2020

The Kara lab journal club hosts (via zoom) Thomas Naselaris from MUSC for his presentation on high-dimensional geometry of population response via Carsen Stringer’s recent publication in Nature.

April, 2020

Prakash Kara teaching in BMEN 8421 (Biophotonics).

April 15, 2020

Prakash Kara invited to speak at the “Big Brain Imaging Workshop” @ Boston Uniersity Photonics Center—-unfortunately the event was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

March 18-19, 2020

Prakash Kara attends NIH study section (virtual zoom) reviewing BRAIN Initiative R01/R34 grants (Targeted BRAIN Circuits projects).

Feb 18-19, 2020

Prakash Kara, as Co-Principal Investigator on an NSF grant “Nemonic: Next generation multiphoton neuroimaging consortium”, attends the PI meeting at UCSB.

Feb 12, 2020

Our new publication in eNeuro on the unexpected result of how feature selectivity changes across cortical depth.

Jan 10, 2020

Everyone in the Kara lab attends the Center for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMRR) “ Welcome the New Decade” celebration. The Kara lab is located in the CMRR.

Nov 11, 2019

David Fitzpatrick from the Max Planck Florida Institute visits the lab.

Oct 28, 2019

Eric Schreiter from the Howard Hughes Janelia Campus visits the lab.

Oct 24, 2019

Lab presents a poster at the NSF NeuroNex Workshop, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont IL.

Oct 22, 2019

Lab presents a poster at the Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Chicago IL.

Oct 7, 2019

Hillel Adesnik from Berkeley visits the lab.

Sept 27, 2019

Prakash Kara speaks at the Retreat for Directors and Leaders of the Centers/Institutes/Programs and Medical Discovery Teams of the University of Minnesota. Bell Museum, St. Paul MN.

Sept 23, 2019

Elly Nedivi from MIT visits the lab.

Sept 11-12, 2019

 Candidate interviews for second optical engineer.

Sept 9, 2019

The Kara lab hosts Andreas Tolias from the Baylor College of Medicine.

Aug 14, 2019

Prakash Kara presents an invited talk at Cornell Neuronex Technology Conference, Ithaca NY.

June 11, 2019

Prakash Kara presents an invited seminar at the Institute for Translational Neuroscience - University of Minnesota.

May 20, 2019

The Kara lab hosts Mriganka Sur from MIT.

May 6, 2019

Na Ji from the University of California at Berkeley visits the lab.

May 1, 2019

Chris Xu from Cornell University visits the lab.

Apr 30, 2019

Prakash Kara presents an invited seminar at the Mathematics in Optical Imaging Workshop hosted by the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications at the University of Minnesota.

Apr 29, 2019

The Kara lab hosts David Kleinfeld from the University of California at San Diego.

Apr 10-13, 2019

Lab presents at 5th Annual BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting in Washington DC.

Apr 4, 2019

Prakash Kara presents an invited seminar at the Blood Brain Barrier meeting at Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory.

Apr 1, 2019

The Kara lab hosts Afonso Silva from the University of Pittsburgh.

Mar 27-29, 2019

Prakash Kara attends NIH study section reviewing BRAIN Initiative U19 grants.

Feb 11, 2019

The Kara lab hosts Nicholas Priebe from UT Austin.

Jan 24, 2019

Prakash Kara testifies at the State Capitol to the Senate Higher Education Committee on Medical Discovery Team progress.

Jan 16, 2019

Prakash Kara will speak at the Institute of Translational Neuroscience Research Retreat. Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota.

Dec 17, 2019

Kara lab hosts Rafael Yuste from Columbia University.

Nov 3-7, 2018

Lab goes to the Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting. San Diego, CA.

Aug 22, 2018

Prakash Kara speaks at University of Minnesota Biological Field Station on Lake Itasca.