Daniel Heller, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Dan is originally from Las Vegas and opted for a scientific career path instead of becoming a professional poker player. He completed his doctoral training at the University of South Florida, where he investigated the role of spontaneous activity during neural circuit formation. He investigated developmental axonal-glia contact at the ultrastructural level, piquing his interest in glial biology. In the Brandebura lab, he is interested in understanding how impaired GABAergic dysfunction contributes to physiological and morphological impairment in Down Syndrome. Outside of the lab, Dan enjoys hiking, as long as it’s not too hot, and seeing live music.