Mike Isaacson, Dept. of Electrical Engineering

Michael Isaacson's research group uses technology developed by the semiconductor industry to study biological systems and develop biomedical devices. The work involves fabrication techniques and imaging tools for making and visualizing devices and structures on the nanoscale. For example, the group has developed microelectronic devices that can be implanted into insect brains to record signals from the brain's neural circuits. Interestingly, information about how the neural circuits work can then be used to further improve microelectronic devices.