Neural Circuits of Survival: How the Brain Orchestrates Defensive Behavior

Jonathan P. Fadok, Ph.D earned his doctorate in Neurobiology and Behavior from the University of Washington and completed postdoctoral training at the Friedrich Miescher Institute in Switzerland. His lab uses advanced neuroscience techniques—including in vivo recording of brain activity, optogenetics, calcium imaging, and viral circuit tracing—alongside behavioral assays to study how specific brain regions and pathways shape emotional responses.