Brian joined the lab at Yale University as a research assistant after graduating from Vassar College with a BA in Cognitive Science. In addition to learning lab techniques and procedures, Brian was able to leverage open source software to implement time-frequency analysis of EEG data in matlab.
Brian began managing the lab at Yale and helped transition it to UCSF in October, 2007. In this role, he has various administrative, study design and management, project coordination, staff supervision, data collection and analysis, grant writing and management, and compliance responsibilities. During his time in the lab, he has contributed to over 20 peer-reviewed publications and funded grant proposals exceeding $9M.