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Nuttida Rungratsameetaweemana
Maa-Liao Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
As we navigate through diverse environments and social interactions, we constantly transform sensory information into optimal behaviors.
This sensorimotor conversion is inherently complex and non-linear, requiring the brain to flexibly map identical sensory inputs onto a spectrum of potential actions informed by context and immediate goals. Rungratsameetaweemana’s research program focuses on understanding the computational principles and coding schemes employed by the cortical hierarchy to support this cognitive flexibility and adaptive information processing.
Rungratsameetaweemana’s interdisciplinary research interests lie at the intersection of systems neuroscience and artificial intelligence, where we integrate complementary computational and experimental approaches. These include deep learning models and machine learning techniques combined with psychophysical and electrophysiological data, such as human intracranial recordings and rodent electrophysiology.
Additional Information
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Honors & Awards
- Alumni Achievement Award, Middlebury College, 2023
- Rising Star in Engineering in Health Award, Johns Hopkins and Columbia University, 2022
- Inaugural Young Neuroscience Citizen Scholar, UC Los Angeles, 2022
- Edwards-Yeckel Postdoctoral Professional Development Award, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 2022
- Chancellor’s Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award, UC San Diego, 2021
- Next Generation Faculty Symposium Honorable Mention, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco, 2021
- Dr. Brad Forch Award for Best Poster, US Army Research Lab, 2021
- Next Gen Postdoc, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 2021
- Career Advancement Award, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 2021
- Anuradha Rao Memorial Award, Cell Press and Society for Neuroscience 2021
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Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2024-
- Provost Research Fellow, Columbia University, 2023-2024
- Visiting Postdoctoral Scientist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2022
- Swartz Fellow, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 2020-2022
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, US Army Research Laboratory, 2020-2021
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Education
- PhD, Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego
- MS, Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego
- BA, Mathematics and Neuroscience, Middlebury College