Faculty & Staff Directory
Sarojini Attili
- Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience
Contact Info
- Name
- Dr. Sarojini M. Attili
- Job Title
- Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience
- Phone Number
- Office Number
- Krasnow Building - 254
Affiliations
Departments
- Neuroscience Program (Instructional Faculty)
Other Affiliations
- Bioengineering
Centers
- Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study
Research Areas
- Neuroscience
- Computational Methods
Education
PhD, Neuroscience, George Mason University, Virginia.
MS, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, George Mason University, Virginia.
BS, IT Management, George Mason University, Virginia.
BS, Computer Science, Osmania University, India.
About
Dr. Sarojini Attili is an Assistant Professor in the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience at George Mason University. She holds a PhD in neuroscience and a master's degree in bioinformatics and computational biology from GMU. With a diverse background in neuroscience, computational biology, and IT management, Dr. Attili has experience both as an Adjunct Faculty member at GMU and in the industry, where she managed IT projects in the commercial and federal sectors. Her research has focused on applying computational methods to estimate populations of hippocampal neuron types in rodents. Dr. Attili’s current interests include teaching undergraduate neuroscience courses and developing curricula for neuroinformatics and computational neuroscience courses.
Teaching Focus
I currently teach undergraduate courses in the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience (IPN) and am developing future computational neuroscience courses. My teaching experience spans both the Bioengineering and Neuroscience departments. I have taught courses - Neuroscience 335 (Molecular, Developmental, and Systems Neuroscience), which covers neural development, circuits, and injury impact, and Neuroscience 101 (Introduction to Neuroscience), focusing on basic concepts like neurons and synapses. In Bioengineering, I have taught Bioengineering 350 (Neural Systems Design), exploring neural circuits and bioengineering solutions, Bioengineering 434 (Computational Modeling of Neurons and Neural Networks), focusing on neuronal modeling and related software, Bioengineering 699 (Advanced Topics in Bioengineering), and Bioengineering 214 (Physiology for Engineers), a broad introduction focusing on learning subject matter from engineering viewpoint.
Selected Publications
• "Cell numbers, distribution, shape, and regional variation throughout the murine hippocampal formation from the adult brain Allen Reference Atlas". SM
Attili, MFM Silva, T Nguyen, GA Ascoli, Brain Structure & Function. (November 2019)
• "Operations research methods for estimating the population size of
neuron types". SM Attili, ST Mackesey, GA Ascoli, Annals of Operations Research. (March 2020)
• "Quantification of neuron types in the rodent hippocampal formation by data mining and numerical optimization". SM Attili, K Moradi, DW. Wheeler, GA Ascoli, European Journal of Neuroscience. (March, 2022)
• "Cellular anatomy of the mouse primary motor cortex". Rodrigo Muñoz-Castañeda, Brian Zingg, … SM Attili, … Hong-Wei Dong. Nature. (October 2021)
• "Robust Resting-State Dynamics in a Large-Scale Spiking Neural Network Model of Area CA3 in the Mouse Hippocampus". Jeffrey D. Kopsick, Carolina Tecuatl, … Sarojini M. Attili, … Giorgio A. Ascoli. Cognitive Computation. (January 2022)
Contact Info
- Name
- Dr. Sarojini M. Attili
- Job Title
- Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience
- Phone Number
- Office Number
- Krasnow Building - 254