Basilis (Vasileios) Zikopoulos

Assistant Professor; Connectomics, Autism, Systems Neuroscience

  • Title Assistant Professor; Connectomics, Autism, Systems Neuroscience
  • Office 635 Commonwealth Ave
  • Phone 617-353-8375
  • Education BS Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece; 1996
    MS Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece; 1998
    PhD Neuroscience, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece; 2004
    Post-Doctoral Neuroscience, Boston University, Boston, MA; 2008

Dr. Zikopoulos is the Director of the Human Systems Neuroscience Laboratory (http://sites.bu.edu/brainlab/). His research involves the study of the structural organization, molecular features, and connections of brain circuits in humans or animal models and their disruption in disease. He uses cutting-edge, high-resolution experimental microscopy and imaging approaches, complemented by advanced computational modeling to understand complex relationships between brain structure and function, with the aim to identify fundamental mechanisms underlying the development of neuropathology in attention, mood, and anxiety disorders, including autism, depression, and schizophrenia. This experimental and theoretical framework helps them to derive principles from complex data on brain connections and their interactions, and provides a solid foundation to integrate bench and clinical research across neuroscience disciplines to train the next generation of systems neuroscientists.

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