#  Drago Andres Guggiana-Nilo 

2017 PhD Graduate in Biophysics

 

 

 



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**Dissertation Title:** Colors Underwater: a behavioral and neural systems study on color vision in the larval zebrafish **PhD Dissertation Advisor:** Dr. Florian Engert, Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology My PhD research focused on the neuronal circuits involved in color sensing in the zebrafish larva, and how they result in color-dependent behaviors. In particular, I'm tried to understand how is ultraviolet light sensed by the larval eye and how is this information used to generate avoidance behaviors. I tackled these questions with a combination of methods ranging from behavioral recording and classification to 2-photon functional calcium imaging in awake, behaving animals. Outside of lab I spent my time playing drums and in Ballroom and Salsa dancing.

 

 

 





 

 

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