Cengiz Gunay's page at the Prinz Lab
Cengiz Günay (Gunay) <cgunay AT emory.edu>
1510 Cliton Rd, Dept Biology, Atlanta, GA 30322
Research Interests
As can be seen from my previous postdoc at the Jaeger Lab, I am interested in the production and analysis of large electrophysiology simulation and recording data sets (Gunay et al., 2008, 2009a). In the Prinz Lab, I am involved in several projects:- Calcium sensors for activity-dependent homeostatic
regulation (ADHR)
The pyloric network lobster stomatogastric ganglion is remarkable in its capacity to tolerate changes in the environment while keeping its triphasic rhythm intact. If this rhythm is maintained by ADHR mechanisms, they need to first sense the network activity levels. For this sensing mechanism, calcium has been a highly likely candidate. Therefore, we searched for calcium sensors by studying the parameter space of single and multiple sensors across 20 million pyloric network models (Gunay et al, 2009b).
- Drosophila motor neuron model
Together with fellow grad student Fred Sieling and undergraduate student Logesh Dharmar, we are building a conductance model of the drosohila motor neurons. This involves collecting voltage clamp experimental data from outside researchers and fitting and tuning model parameters.
Publications
Here are some selected publications, please see my CV below for a longer list.- Cengiz Günay, Astrid A. Prinz (2009b). “Model calcium sensors for network homeostasis: Sensor and readout parameter analysis from a database of model neuronal networks.” In review. J Neurosci.
- Cengiz Günay, JR Edgerton, S Li, T Sangrey, AA Prinz and D Jaeger (2009a). “Database Analysis of Simulated and Recorded Electrophysiological Datasets with PANDORA’s Toolbox.” Neuroinformatics, 7(2): 93-111. DOI: 10.1007/s12021-009-9048-z
- Cengiz Günay, Jeremy R. Edgerton, and Dieter Jaeger (2008). “Channel density distributions explain dynamical variability between neurons: using a combined physiology and computer simulation database approach.” J Neurosci. 28: 7476-7491; doi:10.1523/jneurosci.4198-07.2008
Curriculum Vitae
Here is a recent copy of my curriculum vitae.Links
- My previous postdoc web page at the Jaeger Lab.
- My general interest page at Emory.
- My personal home page.
Cengiz Gunay Last modified: Mon Sep 28 16:52:06 EDT 2009