Lab Members
Principal Investigator
Diego Mendoza-Halliday, PhD
Diego Mendoza-Halliday is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh and Principal Investigator of the Mendoza-Halliday Lab. He is also Training Faculty in the Neuroscience Institute Graduate Programs at Carnegie Mellon University, a Faculty member at the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, and a Research Affiliate in the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. Previously, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Scientist in the lab of Dr. Robert Desimone at MIT, where he applied multi-electrode laminar recordings and developed optogenetic tools to investigate the neuronal mechanisms of visual feature attention, working memory, and their interaction. Dr. Mendoza-Halliday completed his PhD in Cognitive Neurophysiology at McGill University under the research mentorship of Dr. Julio Martinez-Trujillo.
Join Us!
The Mendoza-Halliday Lab is currently recruiting Postdocs, PhD Students, and Research Technicians. Details below.
Postdocs
The Mendoza-Halliday Lab is currently seeking candidates for one Postdoc position. Candidates must have completed a PhD in a relevant field by the start of the position. Candidates with research experience related to the lab's field of study or methods are particularly encouraged to apply. Follow the link to the advertisement on Pitt Talent Center.
To apply, send an email to Dr. Mendoza-Halliday including:
- Curriculum Vitae (with publications list)
- Brief summary of past and current research
- Brief summary of future research goals and interests
- Brief summary explaining your interest in joining the Mendoza-Halliday Lab
PhD Students
The Mendoza-Halliday Lab is currently recruiting PhD students. Email Dr. Mendoza-Halliday to discuss opportunities to join (or do a rotation in) our lab if you are currently enrolled in or were accepted into one of these programs:
- Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh (CNUP) PhD Program
- PhD Program in Systems Neuroscience (PSN) at Carnegie Mellon University
- PhD Program in Neural Computation (PNC) at Carnegie Mellon University
If you are not currently a PhD student in these programs and would like to join the lab, you will first need to apply to one of the programs above.
Research Technicians
The Mendoza-Halliday Lab is currently seeking candidates for two Research Technician positions (2 years or more). The positions are ideal for candidates interested in technical research work in a Cognitive Neurophysiology lab or in gaining research experience as preparation for future PhD Program applications. Candidates with an academic degree in Neuroscience (or related field in Biological Sciences, Medicine, or Engineering) are particularly encouraged to apply. For a more detailed description of the duties and requirements, click on the following links to the advertisements on the Pitt Talent Center:
Research Technician position 1
Research Technician position 2
To apply, follow the instructions in the links or send an email to Dr. Mendoza-Halliday including:
- Curriculum Vitae or Resume
- Brief summary of relevant work/research experience
- Brief summary explaining your interest in joining the Mendoza-Halliday Lab
Mentors and Current/Recent Collaborators
Robert Desimone
Professor, MIT
Julio Martinez-Trujillo
Professor, Western University
Andre Bastos
Professor, Vanderbilt
Earl Miller
Professor, MIT
Xiao-Jing Wang
Professor, NYU
Guoping Feng
Professor, MIT
Alex Major
Research Scientist, MIT
Haoran Xu
Research Scientist, MIT
Christopher Cueva
Research Scientist, MIT
Andrii Zahorodnii
Undergraduate Student, MIT
Aniekan Umoren
PhD Student, Columbia
